fire

Sep 18 2011

No injuries reported

A fire broke out in a bungalow at an elementary school in the Crenshaw area, a city fire official said.
 
The fire was reported at 5:31 p.m. at Hillcrest Elementary School, located at 4041 S. Hillcrest Drive, said Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
 
Rescuers arriving at the location reported light smoke showing from the structure, Scott said. With 20 firefighters on the scene, the flames were under control in 14 minutes, he said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
 
No injuries were reported.

Sep 14 2011

Joint Regional Intelligence Center

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Sheriff’s Department will receive the lion’s share of a $8.9 million grant to Los Angeles County from the Department of Homeland Security, in an allocation approved by the Board of Supervisors.

The county money, part of a 2010 federal grant of $69.9 million to the Los Angeles-Long Beach Urban Area, is intended to address the unique equipment, training and planning needs of large urban areas in managing terrorism threats.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Feb 25 2010

"Sound of Philadelphia" record label office burns

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriters/producers Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble are devastated, after a fire broke out at “Sound of Philadelphia”— the office of their record label Philadelphia International Records (PIR).
The fire is suspected to have begun on the third floor of the building where the recording studios and numerous pieces of irreplaceable memorabilia—such as awards and gold and platinum records—are located.

Feb 26 2009

Eighty seniors evacuated

 Inglewood, CA -- Elderly residents at the Regency Towers senior citizen complex in Inglewood were evacuated Saturday when an apartment fire killed one resident and injured 17 others.

About 80 seniors, some in wheelchairs, were evacuated by firefighters from the senior 100-unit, seven story housing complex as a wall of thick smoke swirled through the complex. Eight residents were treated for injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to minor cuts and scratches.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”