7:23 PM EST: Several passengers are injured following a crash landing of Southwest flight in Nashville. The incident took place at the Nashville International Airport. The plane was traveling from Houston.
According to Natalie Neysa Alund a reporter for The Tennessean, three injuries are reported – two minor, one suffering chest pains.
The cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
#UPDATE: @NashvilleFD fire spokesman tells me 3 injuries reported – 2 minor, 1 suffering chest pains @Tennessean @SouthwestAir crash
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) December 16, 2015
#BREAKING: Southwest plane from Houston skids into a ditch at BNA. Injuries unknown. Details comings… pic.twitter.com/Qp8uU1o0DH
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) December 16, 2015
UPDATE: Several passengers injured following crash landing of SouthWest flight in Nashville https://t.co/EbPqVixMmp pic.twitter.com/HFiBXe9D31
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) December 16, 2015
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Fire Burning On Upper Floor Of John Hancock Center In Chicago
UPDATE: 4:45 PM EST
A fire burning in a residence on the 50th floor of the John Hancock Center in Chicago has been put out according to the city’s fire department.
At least 6 ambulances were on scene responding to the initial situation.
One injury has been confirmed by the Chicago Fire Department via Twitter.
It is still not clear what caused the blaze.
PHEW: 50th floor Hancock fire under control per CFD. 1 injury. @cbschicago ?? pic.twitter.com/JGfyvU9IHk
— Brad Edwards (@tvbrad) November 21, 2015
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Fire at the Hancock! RT @cdossantos5: #hancocktower #chicago @ABC7Chicago @SchulteABC7 pic.twitter.com/3GHe18OLAa — Gapers Block (@gapersblock) November 21, 2015
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8-year-old Girl Killed After Driving Car
Police in Kansas say an 8-year-old girl has died after the car she was driving ran off a roadway. The car landed in a embankment.
The 8-year-old has been identified as Cadence Orcutt of Troy, Kansas.
Orcutt was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle according to stjoechannel.com. The Doniphan County Sheriff’s Office pronounced her dead at the scene.
Officials: 8-year-old is dead after she crashed the car she was driving in Doniphan County, Kansas – @kq2https://t.co/9BRlUAECSV
— G.Alexander(BRKNEWS) (@MajorNews911) November 23, 2015
Orcutt lost control of the car and over-corrected to the left. The car then left the roadway and went down an embankment, where it overturned and landed on its top reports the cjonline.com.
Her grandfather, Dennis Eugene Meers, 56 was also injured. It is unclear whether he was wearing a seat-belt. He was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Mo. He reportedly has minor injuries.
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New Tensions Rise As Ukraine Calls For UN Peacekeepers Despite Russian Objection
Ukraine assumed its duties Friday as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and was already preparing Monday to call for a peacekeeping mission to be sent to the Donbass region, where a war between government forces and Russia-backed rebels continues. The move is likely to trigger objections from the Kremlin, which continues to… Read More
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