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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2013
Page
1
New members joined the Robert E. Lee club at a luau event. The gathering featured socializing, music, and traditional entertainment as organizers highlighted upcoming activities and community outreach plans.
A massive fire at a motel and restaurant near the Southwest Inn on a busy freeway left four Houston firefighters dead, with 14 others hospitalized. One fallen firefighter was 29 year old Robert Garner, a 2010 recruit who had military service prior to joining the department. The incident marked the department's deadliest blaze in 118 years, with three deaths at the scene and one at a hospital. Flags flew at half staff as tributes began.
Summer vacations bring water activities and dangers as authorities urge extra precautions for children. A 4 year old nearly drowned at Pirates Bay Waterpark Baytown and a 22 month old died in a Lake Jackson grandparents pool show the risks. Experts cite multiple safety layers including fences alarms locks and constant adult supervision. Most drownings occur May through August, though any water pose risks. The Red Cross endorses layering protection and attentive supervision. SAFETY PAGE 9A
Ten men were convicted this week on charges tied to armed bank robberies at area financial institutions inside grocery stores including a 2011 First Convenience Bank robbery inside a Kroger at 1700 North Alexander Drive in Baytown. The case involved three masked robbers, one posted at the entrance, using a pistol to demand cash. They fled in a red van later found abandoned behind Ward town homes. See Convict page 8A.
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