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Formal charges lodged in firetruck theft
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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A street sign at North Church Street and West Douglas Avenue was damaged after being hit by a stolen firetruck. Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-Courier
The scrapes in the paint were minimal along the side of a Jacksonville Fire Department truck after it was stolen and taken on a short-lived joyride.
Cory M. Fisher, 30, of 910 Doolin Ave. was formally charged Monday with unlawful possession of a fire engine and criminal trespass to a motor vehicle. He is accused of stealing the firetruck from the front of the fire station at 200 W. Douglas Ave.
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 24, 2021 at 11:04am
n investigation is ongoing into a structure fire in Jacksonville that authorities have deemed suspicious in nature.
The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to a call of a possible structure fire at 741 North Main Street at approximately 6:45 Sunday night. Jacksonville Fire Chief Doug Sills says the fire had fully consumed the interior of a portion of the structure when crews arrived.
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Upon arrival, there was heavy fire involvement in the garage on the north side of the structure. Crews were informed once they got on scene that there were possibly two residents still inside.
Fire forces man to escape out window
Darren Iozia, darren.iozia@myjournalcourier.com
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A lighted candle in the first-floor hallway ignited a curtain that was thrown from the second floor causing it to catch fire and spread throughout the home, damaging the integrity of the property Thursday evening. Darren Iozia | Journal-Courier
A fire that spread Thursday evening through a house on Grove Street has left a resident out of his home.
Jacksonville Fire Chief Doug Sills said his department was called at 7:47 p.m. Thursday to a fire at 872 Grove St. that quickly had spread throughout the interior.
The owner of the home was burning a candle in the downstairs hallway when he threw a curtain down from the second floor, Sills said.
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 14, 2021 at 3:28pm
No one was injured after fire ravaged the inside of a Jacksonville home Thursday night.
The Jacksonville and South Jacksonville Fire Departments were alerted to a structure fire at 872 Grove Street at approximately 7:47 last night.
Jacksonville Fire Chief Doug Sills says although the two-story home was not completely involved with fire when crews arrived, the damage could have been worse.
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Upon arrival, the entire front of the building appeared to be engulfed into the second floor. Fire crews were on scene in about three minutes, pulled lines, and got a pretty good knockdown of it. They did an excellent job of getting the fire under control and keeping the damage to what it is.”