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Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014 4:00 pm

Iowan who dresses as Santa loses home in Christmas Eve fire

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) An Iowa man who dresses as Santa Claus for charity has lost his home and all of his belongings in a Christmas Eve fire.

The Hawk Eye in Burlington says firefighters were called to a Keokuk home around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. By the time they arrived, the house was engulfed in flames.

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Iowan who dresses as Santa loses home in Christmas Eve fire

Rodent are being blamed for a fire that ripped through a family's home on Christmas Day leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

Ian Merson said he felt numb after the fire tore through the semi-rural home at Puketapu, north of Hastings, as the family sat down to Christmas dinner at a relative's house.

He and his wife built the large family home 23 years ago where they raised their two children, who were home to celebrate a yuletide season now coloured by calamity.

"There's absolutely nothing - we've got no clothes on our back and nowhere to live," Merson said.

Nothing was salvageable as smoke damage ruined everything from the Christmas tree to Lego destined for future grandchildren.

Merson said the fire was thought to have started in a bathroom fan after rodents gnawed through wiring. "The bathroom's just melted. Everything's just smoke-damaged or unsalvageable, there's nothing left.

"My kids' family home is gone and they knew every square inch of this place."

He said the catastrophe was so painful he would not let his wife inside the house because "she wouldn't be able to handle it" and said he had struggled to drive through the farm gate.

Merson, who is insured, is a roofing contractor and also runs an apple orchard from the farm.

He had to dump stock yesterday at reduced prices because he was unable to water it.

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JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WKBT) -

One firefighter was injured while putting out a Christmas day fire in Jackson County.

The firefighter suffered a finger laceration, but no one else was injured.

The Black River Falls Fire Department responded to mobile home fire on Spring Creek Road in the Township of Albion around 6:02 p.m. on Thursday.

When firefighters arrived, smoke was showing from the mobile homes window but there was no open flame. The firefighters attacked the fire from within the home and found the fire mostly running through the walls and under the floor of the structure.

Authorities say the structure and contents appear to be a total loss. The owners Benjamin and Deni Martin and their two young kids were not home when the fire started.

A cause for the fire is unknown at this time but authorities said an electric hot water heater and wiring are being looked at. The owners told the fire department they had trouble with the hot water heater earlier in the day.

The Black River Fire Department used 4,700 gallons of water to fight the fire, which took more than three hours.

The family is being assisted by the Red Cross.

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Mobile home a complete loss after Christmas Day fire

Fire destroyed an unoccupied Jackson County mobile home Thursday, according to the Black River Falls Fire Department.

A report of smoke coming from the home at W11404 Spring Creek Road in the town of Albion was relayed to the Jackson County dispatch center at 6:02 p.m. Firefighters found the fire running in the walls and beneath the floor of the structure, which was described as a total loss.

Owners Benjamin and Deni Martin and their two young children were not at home.

Investigators said wiring of faulty electric water heater may be the cause, as the owners said they working on it earlier in the day, according to a news release from Chief Steve Schreiber.

The family had no insurance and the Red Cross was providing assistance.

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Police have warned people to be vigilant around home security after an attempted burglary in an Essex village.

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Someone entered a home in Red Barn Lane, Great Oakley, at around 7pm last Friday.

A man who was at home heard the intruder enter his kitchen and shouted out, causing the suspect to run off empty-handed.

Essex Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen anybody acting suspiciously in the area at the time or if they have any information about who the suspect may be.

Detective Constable Mo Crawley of Clacton CID said: I would like to urge people to be vigilant about their home security and to lock their doors and windows when not at home and after dark.

Anybody with information can contact Det Con Crawley on 101.

Advice about home security and crime prevention advice is available on the Essex Police website.

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When an air-conditioning system or heating system breaks down unexpectedly, customers expect the very best in attentive and prompt contractor services in Arizona. Most importantly, both residential and commercial clients expect 24-hour emergency service when it is needed the most. Parker and Sons has a wide service area and features certified and expertly trained technicians that work evenings and weekends when necessary. Parker and Sons offers these value added services while never charging an extra fee. With free estimates on installation, the company offers complete service and complete coverage for a wide range of commercial and residential customers. With service available 24 hours a day and 365 days per year, customers across the valley have come to rely upon and trust the dedication and commitment that Parker and Sons makes to total customer satisfaction.

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VICTOR CALZADA-EL PASO TIMES Rick Lobato, director of the El Paso Community College physical plant, walks in a staircase at the college's Temple Mount Sinai building at 103 Montana Thursday.

VICTOR CALZADA-EL PASO TIMES Rick Lobato, director of the El Paso Community College physical plant, stood in the ballroom of the college's Temple Mout Sinai building Thursday.

El Paso Community College continues on the path of student enrollment growth and with it, a need to address undersized campuses and outdated facilities.

Preliminary repair costs for priority concerns are projected to be about $34.4 million, according to facility assessments conducted by architectural firms SmithGroupJJR, based in Michigan and Mijares-Mora Architects, Inc., of El Paso.

EPCC approved an $824,510 contract for the firms to create a master plan to determine the needs of each of its five existing campuses and what services will be needed at the Fort Bliss campus it intends to build.

The student population in 2013 was about 29,000 and is projected to be about 45,000 in 12 years.

"Initial readings are that most of our campuses are undersized," said Ruben Gallardo, director of purchasing and contract management. "We have grown tremendously and our space has not adapted."

Gallardo said EPCC should get a first draft of the master plan in February and have a finalized version in April.

Some of the issues he said need to be addressed are the lack of gathering spaces for students at all of the campuses, small classroom sizes, heating ventilation and cooling system replacements and restrooms and stairways that don't meet code.

Gallardo said it is unclear how EPCC will fund the improvement projects at this point, but the first step is getting the master plan completed.

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