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Emergency Response To Deadly Lockland Fire Delayed Due To Parked Train
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 18, 11:20 AM EDT
updated Oct 19, 6:07 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WXIX (FOX19), WCPO-TV and WLWT 5 (NBC), not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Emergency response to deadly Lockland fire delayed due to parked train · WXIX (FOX19)Oct 18, 11:20 AM EDT
Fire chief: Stopped train delayed response to deadly Lockland house fire · WCPO-TVOct 18, 6:26 PM EDT
Lockland, state leaders tried to stop trains from blocking railroad crossings long before fatal fire · WXIX (FOX19)Oct 19, 6:27 AM EDT
Lockland, state leaders tried to stop trains from blocking streets, railroad crossings long before fatal fire · WXIX (FOX19)Oct 19, 6:27 AM EDT
'Enough is enough': Lockland leaders demand action after train delays firefighters responding to deadly fire · WCPO-TVOct 19, 4:32 PM EDT
Officials demand federal action after stopped train delays response to Lockland fire · WLWT 5 (NBC)Oct 19, 6:07 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 18, 6:53 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 18, 7:36 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.