Firefighters. They have been in and out of this building trying to make sure that everyone did make it out okay. We have seen them with their flashlights up on ladders early this morning trying to see if anybody else is inside. All of this unfolding around 1 30 this morning at 40 richardson. We have cell phone video where you can see the massive flames towering out of windows. This fire quickly going four alarms. I spoke with a resident off camera who told me he lives inside this building and he woke up to his windows breaking and the flames pouring inside. He was able to make it out okay. I spoke with her friend who lives nearby and she describes what she saw and heard. I just heard a massive explosion. I dont know if it was a bomb. Massive flames coming from the building and tons of fire trucks. Reporter now, again we can tell you so far that one firefighter did have some injuries. At this point its not clear if anybody who lives inside of the building is accounted for. We are told t
It could have been any of us. Reporter and it could have been mercedes who survived being hit by a car. Once youre in your first accident, you have extra vigilance. Reporter sadly, their friend didnt make it. Former mayci seal tim holden was Navy Seal Tim Holden was struck and killed. Tim was a close friend. Knew him through the community. Tim was a hero to a lot of us. I heard about him getting hit on the bike. Its awareness. It could have been a child, a senior citizen, in this case, it was a former navy seal. Reporter the hundreds of cyclist escorted the hearse here where where the retired navy captain will be laid togolese the 22 year old driver to rest. The 22 year old driver of the car was issued traffic citations. We will have more in our evening shows. New details are coming out about a deadly headon collision in Upper Marlboro. This happened at 202 and old largo road. Officials are saying a 20 year old Upper Marlboro man was killed. A second man was taken to the hospital. The
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What is it all about for people who are not familiar . It is a fundraiser on february 28. Second to last day of february. Yeah. And its oscar night. So everyone comes over to the palms, walks the red carpet and then we all hang out in the theater and on the big screen we watch the oscars. Its all to raise money for the Variety Childrens Charity of southern nevada. Youve been working with this event for variety for many years now. How special is this . Very special. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year for variety. For those who arent familiar with variety, variety is a charity here in las vegas. Its been around for like over 50 years, i think here in las vegas. They do a lot for children with special needs. We have three schools here in las vegas that variety founded. The miller school, the variety school. I visit it every year christmas time with a bunch of my friends for christmas. For the christmas party. Its heart warming. The miller school, which this thats tony douglas from
Authorities have not released their names yet. Kcrgtv9s brady smith joins us in the newsroom. Brady, what else are investigators saying about the crash . Trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says while it appears ice did play a role, he says its also apparent that the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control of that vehicle. He says the van was also overloaded, and that meant too many people inside the vehicle, and not enough seat belts. Cathy cutler with the local dot District Office says they had road crews on the stretch of highway 30 where the crash happened, during and after the storm that hit eastern iowa earlier this week. She told us the plow and salt trucks had a constant presence on area highways, and they had cleared off that section of road. Trooper conrad says Road Conditions can be unpredictable this time of year, and its possible there could have been snow melting on that section of road, then refroze overnight. He told us all three People Killed were no