Saint John Fire Department responding to an Irving tractor trailer on fire.
Platoon
Chief Mark Wilson says crews were called to the trailer which was at
the Seely Street exit, just above Rockwood Court, at the exit of Highway
1. Wilson says crews quickly put out the heavy fire found at the rear of the tractor trailer and cooled the truck.
The rest of the diesel was transferred to another tractor trailer.
A
61-year-old man who uses a wheelchair is recovering in hospital from
smoke inhalation after being rescued from a house fire in Quispamsis.
KV
Fire Department tells Tide news they were called to the bungalow at 695
Hampton Road just after midnight. Smoke was billowing out of the home
while they searched for the homeowner. Fire crews managed to put out the
fire, which they say was mainly confined to the living room and was
crawling up the ceiling.
Rothesay police say they received the
call saying a cushioned chair in the home was on fire. Police add his
neighbors say the homeowner is a chronic smoker. Police tell Tide news
the "KV fire department are the heroes, they're the ones that saved that
man from dying."
Students at Sussex High School getting quite a surprise yesterday.
Well known suspense and horror author Stephen King making a special trip into the school on Friday to do a writing workshop.
Teacher
Sarah-Jane Smith tells Tide news the students spent the past year
convincing King to come to the school. She says they sent over 1,200
persuasive letters, which King read all of. The students also made music
and film projects posted to YouTube. Smith says King talked about how
to make a story suspenseful, worked with them one-on-one and read their
work out loud.
King is from Bangor, Maine and is known for
writing The Green Mile, The Shining, The Stand, Carrie, The Dark Tower
series and more.
Those old bikes and sneakers lying around your closet could mean the world to someone else.
The
Rotary clubs from across Greater Saint John are joining together for
"Boots, Bikes & Band-aids". Rotary club member Grant Kimball tells Tide news they're collecting gently used bikes, shoes, band-aids, hard
vitamins and school supplies to ship down to the Dominican Republic.
Kimball says they give the items to sugar cane workers who live outside
the city and have no water or electricity. He says when they did the
fundraiser two years ago it had a huge impact. Kimbal adds cash
donations are also welcome.
Collection will be taking place today from 11:00am-3:00pm at Superstores in Saint John, Rothesay, Sussex and Hampton.
