And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 23:55:38 -0800 >From: miketben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win16; I) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: 'DIPITY NEWS ITEM: ONONDAGA FIRE >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >miketben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replies: >On February 11 an Onondaga man, Ron Jones, 65, died in a house fire on >the >Onondaga Nation Territory. According to sources, the fire began in the >living >room-kitchen area of the single story dwelling and quickly spread >throughout >the wooden structure. Mr. Jones was home at the time with one of his >sons. >He had been heating his residence with kerosene heaters and using >propane gas >for cooking. Because of a power dispute with a local utility company >the >Jones' home was without electricity; as a result kerosene lamps were >used for >illumination. Preliminary investigation points to a possible propane gas > >explosion taking place in the house which was sparked by as yet unknown >causes. > >Mr. Jones was unable to escape the blaze although his son managed to >flee the >building and secure help. Contrary to some reports the Jones house was >located on Route 11 A in the southern part of Onondaga and not on >Interstate >81. While Jones was an opponent of the Onondaga Nation Council he was >permitted to reside in his home despite an order of banishment in 1985. >At >the time of the fatal blaze the Onondaga leadership was conducting >funeral >services for an Onondaga elder. All physical evidence indicates the >noon hour >fire was entirely accidental. > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&