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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2005
Page
1
Lawmakers push for aid from FEMA as investigations into license fraud expand. The report notes potential additional arrests and ongoing seizures, with officials citing increased cooperation and review of licensing records.
About half of 5,400 evacuees are cleared to return today as air quality in Trolley Line Road and Laurel Drive areas meets safety standards. Lt. Michael Frank says residents must show proof of residence at checkpoints and may request home inspections if concerned. Senator Tommy Moore toured the area and noted mainly electrical damage likely outside structures.
Several streets including A Avenue Abear Street Avis Street Chalk Bed Road Chickory Street Chinaberry Street Ergle Street Hillview Drive Howlandville Road Jasmine Drive Jeannies Lane Landis Street Laurel Drive Louise Street Main Street Minor Road Orion Street Senn Street Simms Street Southern View Drive Trolley Line Road Willis Circle and Woodview Drive reopened. Portions of Aiken Boulevard Ascauga Lake Road Baker Street and Gregg Highway were also restored to traffic.
The U S Department of Health and Humans services will provide fact sheets to homeowners returning about. See OPEN Page 8A
Avondale Mills officials report damages to equipment not as severe as first thought after Wednesday assessments with HAZMAT teams. CEO Stephen Felker says the worst loss is the Information Services Building computers near the derailment and chlorine spill, but machines appear intact and data has backups. A mobile unit will be deployed to resume operations across its 18 plants in three states.
Willie Charles Shealey, 43, of Aiken County, remembered as a leader with work ethic by colleagues. He was among nine victims of the Graniteville train derailment and chlorine leak. Funeral held Wednesday at Langley Church of God, with family and community honoring his welcoming, compassionate nature.
Aiken Standard appeals for reader submissions about the train collision aftermath. Residents are asked to report home damage, coping progress, and personal impacts via phone or email to contribute to ongoing coverage.
In 1978 a Bay Line freight derailment near Youngstown released chlorine gas, killing eight and injuring 138. Sheriff Frank McKeithen recalls the fogbound morning as residents were evacuated, with the disaster ranking as the state’s deadliest chlorine spill until the Granitevill e incident decades later.
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