Fire destroys diesel shop

FIRE OFFICIALS are continuing their investigation into the massive blaze which destroyed Terrace Truck & Diesel on Hwy16 early Saturday mosning.

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Several million dollars worth of company and customer vadven Nok equipment was lost in the fire, estimates business owner n atin oh h ate & Time of Birth:

Neil Lindscth,

RCMP Corporal Joe Havixbeck says the call came in as an intruder alarm at 4:25 a.m., and officers who went to the shop said the flames weren’t immediately visible from the outside.

It was only after Lindseth arrived and Ict them in did

January 8, 1996 at 12:57 am Weight: 6 lbs 13 oz. Sex: Female Parents: fo & Thomas Finnic Little Sister for Tommy Baby's Name: ; : : Mathieu Briis - | +

they notice the bay area of the shop was on fire, Date & Thine of Birth: _Bahy’sName:_ Po! : : ; . January 1, 1996 at 1:33 am. i : Hei Assislant fire chief Rick Owens says firefighters had to velehts 7 ths bz Sex: Male bate Tine oF Bit

contend with at least six explosions while they were bat-

tling the blaze * January 8, 1996 at 4:33 am.

Parent: Bridgetle Brais” : Weight: 7 Ibs [002 Sex: Male

“There was one major one,’’ he says. ‘An acetylene .¢ Parents: Heidi & John Heino tank split right down the side.” Baby's Name: + Owens says no one was hurt and there wasn’t any Bailey Ashton Brown damage to nearby buildings. Mop up continued anti carly Date & Time of Birth: Haby's Name: afternoon, January 7, 1996 at 10:47 am. Brett Marty Sorenson Weight: 8 lbs doz. Sex: Female Date & Time of Birth:

There were four trucks and a grappleyarder on a low bed in the shop at the time. ;

Lindseth docs have insurance, but he’s not sure whal it'll cover. ‘We'll wait and see what comes,”’ Lindseth said, “But our intention is to somehow be back in business next week,”?

' Lindseth has owned Terrace Truck & Dicsel since 1970, and built the shop on the highway in 1981,

Police Beat

Trio charged in break-ins

THREE TERRACE men have been charged with a break- in at E.B, Horsman and Sons electrical supply.

Police made the arrests following a tip from an alert driver who gave them descriptions of the men and their vehicle by cellular phone.

Charged with break-and-enter are Kelly Hilton, Troy Janfield and Dave Weidenfeld, all of Terrace.

RCMP said their investigation bas now led to charges against Janfield in connection with three other break-ins — at Electronic Futures, Acklands Ltd., and Independent In- dustrial Supply.

Rescue team scrambles

THE TERRACE WATER RESCUE team was called oul last Wednesday night to back up police dealing with a man threatening to jump from the Old Skeena River Bridge, Po- lice talked the individual down.

Walter Rescue team spokesman Dave Jephson said team . members were arrayed on both sides of the river to make a rescue Should the man jump or should a police officer fall in the river.

Jephson said it’s about the fourth or fifth time in the last year or two the team bas been called out for a threatened bridge jump. ,

. Drinking driving declines ! POLICE CHECKED more drivers during their Christ- , Mas Counterattack road blitz, but found fewer drinking i drivers, * Terrace RCMP stopped 3,530 vehicles — more than ever before —- but charged only seven drivers with impaired driving and issued just 16 24-hour suspensions.

That’s down from nine impaired charges a year ago and 25 suspensions,

One in five don’t lock up

NEARLY one out of every five cars checked wasn’t locked during the Terrace RCMP’s December ‘Lock It or Lose It? campaign.

Police auxilliary constables found 347 out of the 1,883 vehicles they checked were left insecure.

Cars were checked in the Skeena Mall, Safeway and Co- op parking lots. Friendly reminders were left asking inotorists to lock their vehicles and discourage holiday sea son thieves.

Parents: Putti & Ken Brown. Carrie, Kenny, Ryan, Jared, Riley & ‘Laylor Special thanks to Margaret & Dr. Brown

January 9, 1996 af 5:23 pm Weight: 8 Ibs 9 az. Sex: Male Parents: Charlene & Marty Many thanks to Ras, Maternity Staff & Dr. Ferguson

NOT MUCH is left of Terrace Truck & Diesel after an early morning fire Jan. 13 consumed the building. Firefighters not only had to fight the blaze but had to be wary of several explosions caused by the heat. Damage is estimated at more than $2 million, Officials continue to investigate. + 4

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