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2 weeks ago |
weny.com | Max Coven |Nick Quattrini
UPDATE 4 P.M. (6/13): No one was hurt after a tractor trailer caught fire on I-86 Thursday night. According to the Town and Country Fire Department, the fire was contained to the front of the trailer and rear of the tractor. The semi-truck was hauling a load of solar salt, which is used for water softeners. There were no other vehicles involved in the incident, officials say they are investigating the cause of the fire.
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2 weeks ago |
weny.com | Nick Quattrini
(PHOTO: Police searching for evidence after eyewitnesses said two people were shot on Maxwell Place in Elmira Monday evening.)ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- After two reported shots fired incidents on Sunday night and Monday morning , police in Elmira are investigating another pair of shootings Monday evening. A reported shooting happened near Pulaski Park on West Center Street in Elmira around 8:15 p.m. At the scene, police cars and ambulances could be seen nearby.
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2 months ago |
weny.com | Nick Quattrini
ADDISON, N.Y. (WENY) -- A fatal fire in Steuben County is now under investigation. According to New York State Police, the fire happened at a home on State Route 417. According to scanner records, the calls first went out around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Troopers said multiple departments responded to the scene. Upon arrival, first responders located an unconscious man on the second story of the home. Despite lifesaving efforts, the man was pronounced deceased.
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2 months ago |
weny.com | Nick Quattrini
TOWN OF BATH, N.Y. (WENY) -- A fire destroyed a home in the Town of Bath Friday night. The fire happened around 7:00 p.m. on Velie Road -- just south of Telegraph Road. According to Bath VFD Chief Mike Fiordo, the home is a complete loss. Chief Fiordo said no one was home at the time of the fire, but several animals died in the fire. The fire was called in by the homeowner who saw the fire on his security cameras.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
weny.com | Nick Quattrini
The fire happened near Buck Mountain Road -- just off Johnson Hollow Road. Firefighters on scene told WENY News that at least five acres were burned. Crews were able to get 95% of the fire contained by 7 p.m.
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