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GUILDERLAND — Early Sunday morning, software programmer Premjeet Sougrakpam was at home, sleeping in his Regency Park apartment , as were his wife, her mother, and the couple’s two sons — one of them three years old and the other born just five days earlier.  They were awakened by a loud bang at about 4:30 a.m. When they ran to a back window to see if something was wrong, they saw flames outside, near their patio. Sougrakpam reached for a phone and called 911, while the women each grabbed one of the children. They made their way outside, where residents from the other nearby apartments were also gathering.  “I came barefooted, just the pajama, and the phone I had used to dial 911,” said Sougrakpam.  There was no time to get anything else, not even car keys or passports, he said. The Sougrakpams lived in Building 1 of the complex at 2120 Western Ave. There were six apartments in their building. Sougrakpam told The Enterprise that he is currently in a local hotel; his family — includin...

GARDINER — Fire heavily damaged a two- story apartment building at 33 Spring St. in Gardiner Tuesday , leaving about eight people homeless. No one was injured in the blaze that was reported around 10:12 a.m. and appeared to originate on the first floor. By 11 a.m., firefighters from Gardiner and multiple surrounding communities had knocked down the bulk of the fire, but they continued to look for hot spots for more than an hour after that, removing sections of the building to do so. “It’s a terrible loss,” said Sharon Geroux, one of the building’s co-owners. Choking up, she continued, “The building was not even the biggest loss. My cat’s dead, I’m sure. I couldn’t get her out of there. There was so much smoke.” Two families were living the complex, which included four apartment units and a beauty salon that was operated by Geroux, 56. Sharon Geroux lived in one of the first-floor units with her 59-year-old husband, Richard Geroux. Her 80-year-old mother lived in a separate unit and...

KANE COUNTY, IL -- The fight continues over whether city officials in Batavia should move forward with the redevelopment of the historic Campana factory building . Those in support of the project contend the area needs housing for low-income workers and the 80- unit apartment complex would fill that need, the Kane County Chronicle reports . “By including affordable rental units in 80 percent of the Campana redevelopment project , approval of this project will help our communities meet the critical housing needs of our low-wage-earning, working citizens,” said Batavia resident Patti Lackman of the League. Those against the plan spoke up against whether apartments were the right fit for the historic building , the Daily Herald reports . "Why was a housing project ever proposed for the Campana building ? It's not suitable for human habitation," said Guy Prisco of Batavia. He cited the glass block windows and supports which would run down the center of the interior hallwa...

MAUMEE, OH (TOLEDO NEWS NOW) - Twelve residents of a Maumee apartment complex have to search for a new place to live after the building caught on fire around 6:00 p.m. Saturday night. The Maumee Fire Chief says the fire started in some mulch at the Quail Ridge apartments located on Piccadilly Lane near Dussel Drive and then spread. The building housed eight units. Resident Debbie Binkley says she saw the fire in a bush, and it spread very quickly from there. Everyone was able to make it out of the building safely . Insurance claims agents met with residents on Monday to assess the damage, but residents say they feel the building's owner, Mark Merrill, should have to help pay for what they have lost, and brought up several building violations that have been reported. The Piccadilly Lane Limited Partnership was in court for violations from February 2012. Court documents show the company has failed to maintain the property, saying balconies were not structurally sound, elec...

Two young children were killed and several others were injured when fire swept through their apartment building early Tuesday in Overland Park. The children’s mother and three men from another apartment were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries in the fire at Colonial Gardens Apartments , 8845 Broadmoor Court, according to Jason Rhodes, a spokesman for the Overland Park Fire Department . Two of the injured men reportedly jumped from the second floor to escape the blaze. Fire investigators are looking into whether there were working smoke alarms in the apartments. They have received conflicting reports , Rhodes said. The fire was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. at the apartment complex. While firefighters were in route, there were reports of victims being trapped inside the burning building so a second alarm was called, Rhodes said. The first firefighters on the scene reported seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from the front and back of the two- story apartment b...

MAUMEE, OH (TOLEDO NEWS NOW) - An attorney for Quail Ridge apartment owner Mark Merrill met with the city prosecutor on Wednesday. It was a pre-trial hearing for the civil case. Merrill is charged with seven building code violations after the Maumee apartments , which are located on Piccadilly Lane, went up in flames on June 9. The Maumee Fire Chief says the blaze started in some mulch. One building in the complex was destroyed. Everyone evacuated safely. Court documents show the company has failed to maintain the property, saying balconies were not structurally sound, electrical wiring was exposed, plumbing was leaking, and portions of the wall were rotting and broken. Copyright 2012 Toledo News Now. All rights reserved.

Early one September morning in 1975, a 46-year-old woman busied herself preparing to go in for the first day of a brand-new job. She boiled an egg, saw her teenage son out the door to Collegiate School, donned a conservative gray shirt dress , and caught a taxi outside her 1040 Fifth Avenue apartment for midtown Manhattan. Jacqueline Bouvier worked for the Washington Times-Herald as an " inquiring camera girl " prior to becoming the First Lady. Bettmann Advertisement - Continue Reading Below When that cab pulled up outside 625 Madison Avenue, it looked like a riot was erupting. Every reporter and photographer in town was jostling for advantage outside the office building’s entrance, joined by a crowd for whom curiosity had edged into fixation. The woman calmly got out of the taxi and made her way into the building, which housed the New York editorial office of Viking Press. Jackie Kennedy Onassis David Mcgough Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was reporting for her first day of ...

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Cleanup is underway at an east- side Tucson apartment complex severely damaged by a monsoon storm. No one was injured at the Woodridge Apartments , 8225 E. Speedway Boulevard, when at least five trees came crashing down late Thursday afternoon , Aug. 10. Blue Johnson, owner of Arizona Arbor, said it will take about a week to chop up all the downed trees and remove them. "It's the biggest (destruction) I've ever seen here locally. I've been cutting for 25 years. Damage-wise, it's just phenomenal. Every roof has got a hole in it," Johnson said, talking about at least two buildings crushed under the weight of the Eucalyptus trees that fell in the storm. It was likely a microburst that did the most damage. According to Julian Herrera with the Tucson Fire Department , the first call about downed trees at the complex was reported at 4:11 p.m. Firefighters rescued two people who were trapped inside their apartments, and helped remove ...

Following violent clashes at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, white nationalist Richard Spencer tried to hold a private press conference in Washington, DC, on Monday. But two different hotels in DC canceled on him before the events were scheduled to start. In the end, Spencer, a leader of the alt-right movement, had to hold the press conference in an apartment he calls an office and part-time residence across the river in Alexandria, Virginia. Spencer, who was in Charlottesville and participated in the rally, has denied that he was one of the organizers of the events there this weekend. He was, however, prominently displayed on flyers advertising the rally. Spencer declined to join organizers at a press conference in Charlottesville this weekend, but said he would hold one in DC on Monday. He initially planned to hold a press conference at 3 p.m. at the Sofitel Hotel in downtown DC, just a few blocks from the White House. The location was kep...

Phoenix apartment fire " /> A view of one of the Phoenix apartments damaged by a fire on Aug. 19, 2017. The blaze damaged four units, displaced 12 people and killed one dog. (Photo: Phoenix Fire Department ) A dog was killed and 12 people were displaced in a north Phoenix apartment fire Saturday afternoon , fire officials said.  The fire began inside an apartment at the Mountain View Casitas Apartments on Grovers Avenue and 12th Street and did significant damage to four units in the building, Phoenix fire officials said. Two second-story units were damaged by the flames, and two units below them received significant water damage as crews worked to stop the blaze. No people were injured in the fire, officials confirmed, although a dog in one of the apartments was found dead.  Two second-story units were damaged by the flames, and two units below them received significant water damage as crews worked to stop a blaze at a north Phoenix apartment complex Aug . 19, 2017.  (P...

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