Fire damages historic railroad station Blaze creates traffic headaches ** Heard 1st on NINN ** Middletown, NY – The O&W Station fueled the chugging engine of thriving old Middletown. Yesterday, that engine, long broken down, went up in flames. At about 8:15 a.m. a raging fire started in the old railroad station at the corner of Low and Wickham avenues. Flames were visible from Orange Regional Medical Center, bystanders said. A massive plume of smoke rose hundreds of feet in the air, visible from as far away as Chester. Wickham Avenue was closed until about 5 p.m., causing serious traffic delays. more... http://newscenter.ninn.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2317 ===== Gary R. Kazin DL&W Milepost R35.7 Rockaway, New Jersey http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ ------------------------------
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