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BY TYLER WEGLEITNER A Peoria firefighter and an adult man have been released from the hospital following a chlorine bucket explosion at a Peoria home, according to Capt. Mark Barbee, PFD public information officer. He said the adult man “suffered a laceration” and was released from the hospital quickly. He added that the firefighter is OK as well.
“The firefighter was only evaluated at the hospital and released very quickly,” Barbee said. He said firefighters are unsure what may have caused the bucket of chlorine to explode, but they will not investigate. He did, however, say the chlorine was for a pool at the home. “The fire department will not investigate something like that. That would be up to another entity,” Barbee said. “There’s nothing criminal that happened there, so
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we don’t have any clue. It would be speculation if we said why it exploded.” He said two firefighters were dispatched to the scene, which was reported as a fall injury. When they arrived, it was evident there was more to it. “They go to the scene, the garage door’s open and they see a trail of blood going into the house, and there’s some fine particles floating around the air inside the SEE HAZMAT PAGE 6
Family remembers couple killed in Kansas crash BY TYLER WEGLEITNER
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Brianna Carrasco remembers her mother, Brenda Carrasco, as a kind-hearted soul who was always there for her and her three siblings. She knew she could depend on her mom for anything. “She was supportive, she was always there for us, very caring. She was our goto person,” Brianna said. “She was loving and forgiving, and we were her world, so she would do anything for us.” Kansas television station KAKE reported that Brenda Carrasco and her fiancé, Raymond Kennedy, were driving through Kansas on the morning of July 26 when their vehicle struck a cow and rolled multiple times. Brenda and Raymond died at the scene.
GoFundMe accounts have been set up for Raymond Kennedy and Brenda Carrasco. They were killed in a car crash in Kansas. (Photo courtesy of the Carrasco family)
Brianna mentioned that at the time of the collision, their dog was in the vehicle. The dog has not yet been located, and the family is still trying to find him. “We’re just looking for him. He’s serviced, and he was very important to my mom and Ray, and we just want to know that he’s found,” she said. Brianna said Brenda and Raymond were traveling to Nebraska for one of Brenda’s work assignments when the crash happened. Brenda worked in health care for many years and had a passion for taking care of people. Brenda worked as a traveling certified nursing assistant. “She loved making anybody’s day better. Not only did she work in CNA, but she also took care of my great grandmother, so her SEE CRASH PAGE 5
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