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I r ; : : 23)/ e , COLBORNE Fypeeurnert. L f ice pursuit closes Hwy: 401 Police pursuit closes . # s hss â€" C i _0‘ _"_'."': V.ehlcle collides [ _ > ~"*"% L ? K.. â€"==i with guardrail. g _ > M Rigemene i NORTHUMBERLANDâ€" All Hwy. 401 ns ~eme . Bs \\"‘ eastbound lanes were closed at the |\ â€" liititenc «> | s Colborne exit after a police pursuit of CS . a vehicle ended in the pursued vehicle . waer * & _ . striking a guardrail. f f a B m fi According to Northumberland Counâ€" ie ~ 4 F & & ie â€" . ty OPP, officers were involved in a h. Jt $‘ chase on the highway eastbound in f c s>: u Northumberland County shortly after 1 3 6 â€" pm. Wednesday, DAVE FRASER / THE INDEPENDENT sguhcip:f:uma;;’;ffz;’;rhi';kfefl‘figcfi CRAMAHE â€" Northumberland OPP officers wail for the Technical Traffic Cramahe Township. Collision Investigaton Unit after a suspect pursuit on Hwy. 401 on Feb. 22. 6 f The OPP has one man in custody. â€" Police estimated the eastbound lanes _ while OPP accident investigators were _ Visitwww.northumberlandnews.com would be closed for several hours, on scene. for updates. _ * e EMERGENCY SERVICES Castleton couple saved by smoke alarms: fire chief s & pazc & e e ts en e mentom Cause of fire electical es . . CA ~wre. S r â€" ognk t f "‘T’g Sm ‘f" y ;fif;a%‘ es .> e : > seg uoo aike i / on / iA . / >A ty < . KAREN LONGWELL . 3 [ 2 hsn id ta | t 9 >3 | klongwell@northumberlandnews.com 74 K t x: gR »‘_'J. f= . m,.TL_;,g’E" # {fi% ??‘gif Fl e | CASTLETON â€"â€" Smoke alarms may have SQuicies {/â€"â€"~ es n _ fi?%fi:‘â€" d a ¢ | saved the lives of a Castleton couple ie ~ _ se ~ (ff I â€" & .__ whose home caught fire Saturday, say fire â€" [ P es . _2 ni o nrnnagennen n oie en P onl 9e t officials. % e se _ ul n m:"{f"i c ma" t w . C : 2# / J es t | The home, on Old Shelter Valley Road, m in . > >A & > > * oms 2eeâ€" kW was destroyed in the blaze early Saturday ol e e en se agizi morning. Amanda Shields said she and h _ > >â€">. n eSfi her commonlaw husband David Hock M m n e eret P â€" > Pss n ~esef ney awake to the sound of smoke alarms oo l S e t in e es rmiies s ut t in Cl al. KAREN LONGWELL / THE INDEPENDENT â€" Shjléld‘:a;d:;tmfifi]e; zlf?;?flk;hsoari:fi CASTLETON â€" A fire destroyed a home on Old Shelter Valley Road early called 911. Their two daughters were not â€" ~C‘U"day morning. : f at home when the fire broke out, she said. Mr. Hockney was treated for smoke inhaâ€" + do save lives. The occupants were able to years old. She and Mr. Hockney moved in lation in hospital, but was later released, . _ evacuate the burning home just in time, last August and were working on renovatâ€" said Ms. Shields. A pet hamster was saved â€" he said. The couple was sleeping on the _ ing the home, and had put a lot of work # from the fire, she said. second floor and could have easily been. into it, she said. "That is just the biggest Ms. Shields praised the work of the fireâ€" â€" trapped by the fire had they not been _ heartache; she said. fighters and how quickly they came to â€" alerted by the smoke alarm, he added. Ms. Shields said she wasn‘t sure where help. "They were incredible;‘ she said. _ â€" "Icannotstress enough thatallresidenâ€"_ the couple would stay, but they have "They tried to save it." 2 tial dwellings must have a working smoke _ amazing friends who were helping. They The call came in at 1:49 a.m., said Craâ€" _ alarm on everylevel of the homeand batâ€" â€" were insured, she added. mahe Township Fire Chief Brandon . tery operated smoke alarms should have _ Crews from Cramahe and Brighton : f Northrup. The fire originated in the baseâ€" . their batteries changed twice per year,‘ â€" responded to the fire and remained on ment and investigators determined its said Chief Northrup. "And it‘s the law. _ scene on Saturday morning. The home cause was electrical, Chief Northrup said. _ If the owner of this home did not have was bulldozed on Sunday, said Chief Fire Chief Northrup emphasized the â€" workingsmokealarms itcouldhavebeen Northrup. ; importance of working smoke detectors . avery different outcome." + BJ READ more on this story : and said this fire proves detectors really _ Ms. Shieldsestimated the homewas 120 _ @northumberlandnews.com & 3D | ; z eA se e o h i n o d ol en e meas ds 1 1