Headlines for Saturday May 5th, 2001

Plane Catches Fire at Windsor Airport

Early Friday evening the wing of Northwest Airlines Flight 125 caught fire while it was moving onto the runway. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane and only minor injuries were reported, mostly of the scratch and bruise variety.

 

Due to the skilled efforts of the emergency ground crew on duty the fire was quickly extinguished. A preliminary investigation points towards a faulty fuel line gasket that leaked fuel onto exposed wiring. This in turn ignited the fuel and produced the resuling fire.

 

The Canadian Air Ministry has contacted the manufacturer of the Airplane, Boeing, and has issued an order that all planes should be checked for possible faulty fuel line gaskets.

Two Die in Car Fire

Two unidentified men died in a tragic car fire late Friday night near the popular club "Crimson Night" (ooc - Club/Rack District). Foul play does not seem to be involved. The bodies were taken to Hotel Dieu Hospital (ooc - Club/Rack District) for positive identification.

Headlines for Thursday May 10th, 2001

University of Windsor declares itself "Safest Campus in Canada"

In a press conference held yesterday, the U of W President stated that his school's campus was the safest in Canada. He sited recently released crime statistics that show all types of crime have dropped on campus for the 15th straight year, placing it well below the national average. He praised the skill and dedication of the Police Officers assigned to the College.

Phone Fraud Becoming an Issue for the City Government

Various citizen rights groups have begun to put pressure on the City Government to investigate the increasing number of phone fraud cases that are plagueing citizens and businesses alike. Many private citizens and small businesses have reported added charges to their phone bills in the form of calls they never made to numbers they don't know. The number of annoyed phone customers is increasing almost by the day. The citizen rights groups do not blame the phone companies, they believe that it is criminals who are illegally tapping into landlines and cloning cellphone numbers are the ones responsible. Only time will tell if a full scale investigation will begin.

Headlines for Tuesday May 15th, 2001

Man Killed by Train

Late last night an unidentified man was struck by a train while walking along the railroad tracks in the tunnel between Windsor and Detroit (ooc - Theater District). It is unknown if he entered the tunnel on the Windsor or Detroit side. Due to the extreme nature of his injuries it will be impossible to determine the individual's identity. The mans remains have been taken to Grace Hospital (ooc - Theater District).