June 3, 2020

City firefighters responded at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, to a report of a dumpster fire at the Dollar General Store, 903 Highway 53. According to the report, firefighters found a dumpster and carts of cardboard on fire and used 100 gallons of water to put out the fire...

City firefighters responded at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, to a report of a dumpster fire at the Dollar General Store, 903 Highway 53.

According to the report, firefighters found a dumpster and carts of cardboard on fire and used 100 gallons of water to put out the fire.

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City firefighters responded at 9:52 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, to provide police officers with a ladder at 1010 N. 11th St.

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City firefighters responded at 2:31 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, to assist residents needing help entering their locked home at 519 Nickey St.

According to the report, a police officer told firefighters an elderly couple and their caregiver had locked a screen door in front of an exterior door and couldn’t access the home. They also reportedly were unable to access another door due to chain-link fence and locked gate.

A firefighter reportedly was able to climb the fence and unlock that door with a key and then open a garage door to allow the couple and its caregiver inside.

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City firefighters responded at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, to a motor-vehicle crash at Ninth and Pine streets.

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According to the report, firefighters assisted emergency-medical-services personnel.

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City firefighters responded at 9:58 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, to a report of a vehicle fire on the Highway 67 bypass at about Oak Grove Road.

According to the report, Butler County firefighters also responded, and city firefighters assisted in putting out the fire.

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County firefighters responded at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, to a vehicle fire on Highway 67 North.

According to the report, a 2009 Chevrolet pickup, owned by John D. Morgan, was destroyed.

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County firefighters responded at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, to structure fire at 112 Becker Lane.

According to the report, the east end of a mobile home was fully involved when firefighters arrived. The owner was Tamara Knight.

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