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Crews respond to reports of a dump truck fire on State Route 276 in Batavia

Crews respond to reports of a dump truck fire on State Route 276 in Batavia
>> NOW ON WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY, A MASS SHOOTING AT A GAY CLUB IN COLORADO, SHOCKS THE NATION. AS POLICE WORK TO FIND A MOTIVE, HOW THE COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO PICK UP THE PIECES. >> PLUS, THANKSGIVING WEEK IS HERE, AND SO ARE THE TRAVELERS. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE ROADS, WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HEADING OUT THE DOOR. >> OUR FORECAST IS JUST LIKE THE TURKEY, FROZEN TO START TODAY, BUT THAWING OUT QUICKLY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. MY PREDICTION FOR THE WARM UP AND THE TIMELINE FOR BLACK FRIDAY TO BRING DEALS AND DOWNPOURS. >> THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5, LEADING THE WAY. >> IT IS MONDAY MORNING AND THANKSGIVING WEEK. WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF PLANS, WE WILL GET YOU THE FORECAST. STEPHEN: HAPPY MONDAY TO YOU. HAPPY GETTING OUT THE STRETCHY PANTS AND GETTING ALL ENJOY IT TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE FORECAST, IF YOU’RE HOPING TO TRAVEL IN THE COLD, THINGS WILL BE THAWING OUT. LET’S GET TO RANDY. IT IS FRIGID TO STEP OUT. RANDI: THE MORNINGS WILL BE CHILLY, BUT THE GENERAL TREND IS WARMER EACH DAY TOWARD THANKSGIVING. >> WE ARE IN A DIRECTION. RANDI: IT WAS TOO COLD. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE TEENS NORTH OF THE 275 LOOP. MOST PLACES ARE LOW 20’S. DOLEHIDE 20. 20 FIVE LOVELAND CHURCH 23 IN FLORENCE. MIDDLETOWN AND SPRINGBORO AT 22. FACTOR IN THE WIND, WINDS ARE LIGHT AT FIVE MILES PER HOUR. ONCE WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON, THE WINDS PICK UP. 10 TO 15 MILES NOW. WIND CHILL IS DOWN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS NOW. NORTH OF 74 IN BROOKVILLE FEELS LIKE NINE. OXFORD FEELS LIKE 10. HAMILTON FEELS LIKE 12. IT IS A CHILLY START, BUT IT WILL BE A DRY DAY. WE HAVE SEVERAL DRY DAYS LINED UP THROUGH THANKSGIVING. 23, BUT FEELS LIKE 14. ONCE WE GET TO THE AFTERNOON, SUNNY SKIES, WHICH IS AWESOME. WE MAKE IT TO THE MIDDLE 40’S AND FEEL LIKE THE 30’S. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE FALL COMING AND -- SAUL THAT IS COMING. >> HEARTBREAK AND OUTRAGE THIS MORNING, AFTER A MASS SHOOTING AT AN LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CLUB ’Q’ QUICKLY ERUPTING IN CHAOS AS A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE LEAVING FIVE DEAD AND MORE THAN TWO DOZEN INJURED. >> IN COLORADO SPRINGS, A SENSE OF SAFETY SHATTERED. >> THIS IS JUST A HARD DAY FOR EVERYONE FOR SURE. >> AN ACTIVE SHOOTER CALL, TO CLUB ’Q’, AN LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB. POLICE SAY THE GUNMAM MADE HIS WAY INSIDE JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND OPENED FIRE. >> IT LITERALLY HAPPENED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. ONE MINUTE I’M ON THE DANCE FLOOR, THE NEXT MINUTE I’M ON THE GROUND, TRYING TO KEEP TWO WOMEN YOU KNOW, CALM, AS CALM AS POSSIBLE, WHILE THIS MAN LITERALLY BUTCHERS MY FRIENDS. >> JOSHUA THURMAN THOUGHT THE FIRST SHOTS WERE PART OF THE MUSIC. THE 34-YEAR-OLD HELPED OTHERS HIDE IN A DRESSING ROOM, WHERE HE CALLED 911 OVER GUNFIRE SHARING THE SHOOTER DIDN’T STOP UNTIL HE WAS TACKLED BY CLUB EMPLOYEES. >> AT LEAST TWO HEROIC PEOPLE INSIDE THE CLUB CONFRONTED AND FOUGHT WITH THE SUSPECT AND WERE ABLE TO STOP THE SUSPECT FROM CONTINUING TO KILL AND HARM OTHERS. >> POLICE RECOVERED 2 GUNS AT THE SCENE AND CONFIRMED THE GUNMAN USED A RIFLE, TO TURN THE BELOVED CLUB INTO A MASSIVE CRIME SCENE. >> THERE’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT JUST HATE THAT I EXIST FOR NO REAL REASON. >> BY THE TIME IT WAS OVER AUTHORITIES SAY 5 PEOPLE WERE DEAD, 25 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED. THE GUNMAN IDENTIFIED BY POLICE AS ANDERSON LEE ALDRICH, A 22-YEAR-OLD WHO THE CLUB’S OWNERS SAY, THEY DIDN’T RECOGNIZE OR KNOW. WHILE POLICE HAVE YET TO CONFIRM A MOTIVE, THE ASSAULT COMES AMID A GROWING DISTURBING TREND. LAST YEAR ANTI-GAY CRIMES SURGED BY MORE THAN 50% UP SLIGHTLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR. THE LATEST ATTACK STIRRING UP MEMORIES OF THE 2016 PULSE NIGHTCLUB MASS SHOOTING, WHERE 49 PEOPLE WERE GUNNED DOWN IN ORLANDO THE SECOND DEADLIEST SHOOTING IN AMERICAN HISTORY. >> THIS MORNING, THE ALLEGED GUNMAN, IS IN CUSTODY AND BEING TREATED FOR INJURIES. OF THE 25 INJURED AT LEAST SEVEN ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE COLORADO SPRINGS COMMUNITY IS ALREADY COMING TOGETHER TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF THIS ATTACK. STARTING TODAY AT SUNRISE GOVERNOR JARED POLIS HAS ORDERED ALL FLAGS TO BE LOWERED AT ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS UNTIL SUNSET ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY, HE SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION WILL FLY THE PRIDE FLAG AT THE STATE CAPITOL FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. >> NEW THIS MORNING, TWO PEOPLE HURT IN A NASTY CRASH IN SOUTH FAIRMOUNT. >> TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCENE AT QUEBEC ROAD AND WESTWOOD AVENUE. ONE CAR WITH A SMASHED FRONT END, THE OTHER FLIPPED. WE ARE TOLD ONE PERSON HAS MINOR INJURIES ANOTHER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. >> POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED. AND NOT FAR FROM THERE, A DEADLY ACCIDENT ON HARRISON AVENUE. OFFICERS TELL US A DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CROSS THE CENTER LINE THEN DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. THIS IS NEAR BAKER AVENUE. POLICE SAY EXCESSIVE SPEED AND IMPAIRMENT, MAY HAVE BEEN FACTORS IN THE CRASH. THE DRIVER WAS
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Crews respond to reports of a dump truck fire on State Route 276 in Batavia
Crews respond to reports of a dump truck fire on State Route 276 in Batavia. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5This story was curated by Hearst's WLWT Alert Desk.Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

Crews respond to reports of a dump truck fire on State Route 276 in Batavia.

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