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Sunday, March 18, 2012

News of the Week: Collier Car Fires, $1M to Fix Schools' Roofs

Here's a round-up of the biggest news stories in Strongsville last week.

A look at the top stories from Strongsville Patch over the last few days. 2 Car Fires on Collier Drive Late Monday Night Two cars on Collier Drive were set on fire Tuesday around 1:30 a.m. Strongsville Police are still investigating, and no suspects have been named. School Board Accepts $1M Bid to Mend Roofs In their first meeting since the 6-mill levy passed, the Strongsville School Board voted Thursday to approve a $1,035,330 bid from Willham Roofing Company, Inc. to fix two sections of roof at Center Middle School and one at Strongsville High School. Collier Car Fire Victims Recall Hectic Night Steve and Bernice's 2003 Honday Odyssey was one of the cars set on fire Tuesday morning on Collier Drive. City May Revisit I-71 Interchange at …

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Collier Car Fire Victims Recall Hectic Night

Police are investigating the fires that left Steve and Bernice's van and another car charred early Tuesday morning.

Steve and Bernice, who declined to give their last names for this story, woke up around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday to the horn of their 2003 Honda Odyssey blaring in their Collier Drive driveway. “It wasn’t the alarm, it was more like a constant blare,” Steve said. “So when the key remote wouldn’t turn it off, I went to the window, and that’s when I saw the smoke.” Steve then ran outside and grabbed the hose. In the heat of the moment, he remembered to turn the water on, and ran to the driver side of the van, where the flame was. “When I went to shoot the flame on the driver side, nothing happened,” he said as he was spraying black sludge from the driveway into the storm drain. “The hose wasn’t attached.” He gave a chuckle, and then started …

Terry

11:28 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012

How stupid is it to take your children to the basement of a house that is possibly going to burn in a few minutes???   more ›

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