79-year-old woman in critical condition after Maine pine tree fell on her vehicle and impaled her
Tuesday s high winds caused the tree to snap and fall onto the vehicle as it was moving. Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 3:22 PM EST March 3, 2021 Updated: 5:50 PM EST March 3, 2021
SIDNEY, Maine Two people in their 70s were taken to the hospital Tuesday after a pine tree fell on the vehicle they were traveling in, causing a branch to go through the vehicle s dashboard, Kennebec County Sheriff s Lt. Chris Read said in a press release Wednesday.
Theresa Roy, 79, was impaled by the branch and is in critical condition, according to Read.
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Two rescued from house fire
By Luke Gronneberg - lgronneberg@sidneydailynews.com
Firefighters prepare to enter a house at 631 St. Marys Avenue that was on fire Saturday morning, Feb. 13.
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Smoke pours out of windows at 631 St. Marys Avenue that was on fire Saturday morning, Feb. 13.
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A firefighter sprays water onto a house at 631 St. Marys Avenue that was on fire Saturday morning, Feb 13.
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A firefighter looks out a window of a house at 631 St. Mary’s Avenue that was on fire Saturday, Feb 13 morning.
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Elderly couple rescued from balcony during Oak Ridge Drive fire
SIDNEY Two elderly residents were transported to the hospital after being rescued from a balcony during an early Thursday morning fire at their home on Oak Ridge Drive.
According to the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services, firefighters were dispatched to 673 Oak Ridge Drive on the report of a structure fire with occupants trapped in a bedroom and unable to escape on Thursday, Feb. 11, around 1:58 a.m. Also dispatched to the fire were Anna Fire and EMS and Lockington and VanBuren Township Fire Departments.
Upon arrival, Sidney Fire crews found a one-story home with a walk-out basement with fire showing from the front of the residence and heavy smoke coming from the remainder of the house and eaves. Multiple Shelby County Deputies and Sidney Police officers were on the scene and advised the residents had made it out of the house, but were now trapped in the smoke on a balcony. Fire crews, along with law e