R News

A freight train derailed Tuesday night at Lincoln Road and Maple Avenue in the village of East Rochester.

Early reports indicate there are no injuries. Eight to ten cars are off the tracks. There’s no word on what caused the train to derail.

Authorities tell R News the derailment happened on the south side of the tracks along Maple Avenue. The train cars hit some motor vehicles but no homes.

Authorities report some power outages because of the derailment. There are also some train cars hanging over the overpass at South Lincoln Road.

R News has a crew on the scene and will update this story throughout the evening.

Lincoln Road is the north / south road at the right. The overpass is clearly visible. Maple Avenue is the street running west off Lincoln just before Lincoln goes under the tracks. You can see the many automobiles parked along the tracks, sole parking for the homes on the south side of Maple.

As of 2000 hours, East Rochester Volunteer Ambulance had two ambulances with crews on scene and had not received any patients.

Three calls last Sunday, all priority one. One patient is still in the hospital. Two calls today. Memo to self: never do four bags of crack. And then get naked. In a shower. And kick the walls out.

Democrat & Chronicle

(November 19, 2006) — East Rochester firefighters rescued a woman from a second-floor apartment today after fire broke out in a downstairs kitchen.

Firefighters responded at 12:03 p.m. to 411 W. Hickory St., East Rochester. When they arrived, the woman, who was in her mid-30s, was leaning out her apartment window. Fire crews placed a ladder to the window and rescued the woman.

The woman was treated for smoke inhalation. A woman and a small child in the downstairs apartment escaped unharmed, said Fire Chief Ray Cerretti.

Cerretti said firefighters extinguished the flames in 15 minutes. The cause remains under investigation.

Notice about a ground school for a new med evac service being held in East Rochester

Busted my hump yesterday. Four calls, three transports. Yeah, yeah… I know. You guys from the big cities laugh. Our tranports take 20 minutes. An average BLS call is an hour and a half. If the paragods come to play, all bets are off.

Latest bit of EMS wisdom I’ve learned. If a guy thinks what is on his toilet paper is important, he probably doesn’t need ALS.