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Battle Creek air show accident: 1 killed in jet truck explosion in Michigan, police say
The incident occurred Saturday shortly after 1 p.m. on the Battle Creek Subject of Flight Air Present and Balloon Pageant, held at Battle Creek Govt Airport.
Chris Darnell, 40, died whereas driving a race truck dubbed the Shockwave Jet Truck through the air present, police mentioned in an replace Saturday night. The accident is underneath investigation.
Dramatic video by attendees of the air present captured the truck racing two plane on the runway earlier than the accident occurred. A small fireplace behind the truck may be seen because the automobile slides previous a big fireball and crashes, ABC Information reported.
“Oh boy, we have got an incident right here with our Shockwave out right here at Air Present Heart,” the announcer may be heard saying following the accident.
The Battle Creek Fireplace Division, Battle Creek Police Division and Federal Aviation Administration responded to the scene, police mentioned.
Police haven’t launched any additional info amid the investigation.
The rest of Saturday’s air present was canceled “out of respect for the incident that has occurred,” Battle Creek Subject of Flight mentioned in an announcement. Saturday night’s actions have been scheduled to renew on the competition, which runs by means of Monday.
Shockwave, a custom-built race truck, is owned by Darnell Racing Enterprises, primarily based in Springfield, Missouri. ABC Information has reached out to the corporate for remark.
The truck, which was outfitted with three flame-shooting jet engines, was able to racing at over 350 mph, in accordance with its house owners. It regularly appeared at air present and drag racing exhibitions throughout the nation.
Darnell was concerned in motorsports “his total life,” in accordance with a bio on Darnell Racing’s web site, and labored together with his father within the enterprise.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story
“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
SEE ALSO | Highland Park parade capturing short-term memorial opens subsequent to metropolis corridor
For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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