Fire damage estimate

Fire damage estimate
YOUNGSTOWN -- Fire damage to a Diamond Sparkler storage shed on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is estimated at $25,000 to $30,000, said William Weimer, spokesman for BJ Alan Fireworks. Weimer said it appears the fire started Sunday afternoon when wind hit an outside light and caused a spark.
The fire spread to the Diamond Sparkler building behind BJ Alan, he said. The sprinkler system activated and fire response "couldn't have been better," he said. The shed contained raw materials used to make sparklers, Weimer said. Fire reports show that the shed roof collapsed and at least two containers of raw material ignited in a fountain effect shooting 40 to 50 feet in the air.
Immunization shots
YOUNGSTOWN -- Influenza and pneumonia immunization shots will be given from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Youngstown City Health District second-floor office at Oakhill Renaissance Place, 345 Oak Hill Ave. Also, the shots will be given from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday on the sixth floor of city hall in council chambers. Flu shots are $10 and pneumonia shots are $30. Medicare Part B recipients must bring their card, and a determination will be made as to their eligibility for free shots.
Missing money
WARREN -- The Trumbull County prosecutor's office has been contacted regarding a city police investigation of funds missing from the municipal court clerk's office.
Dennis Watkins, Trumbull County prosecutor, confirmed the investigation Monday. Watkins declined to say how much money is missing.
Neither Judge Thomas Gysegem nor Judge Terry Ivanchak would comment. No charges have been filed.
Arraignment on charges
YOUNGSTOWN -- James Moore, 19, of Kendis Circle was arraigned Monday in municipal court on charges of aggravated burglary and resisting arrest. Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly set bond at $27,000. Moore was arrested after he came out of a home in the 100 block of Lansdowne Boulevard around 3:45 a.m. Saturday. The resident called police when she was awakened by the sound of someone in her enclosed porch. Police said Moore tried to flee and resisted arrest. During the struggle, an officer broke a hand, reports show.
Medics' purses stolen
YOUNGSTOWN -- Two Rural-Metro paramedics who responded to a call for help in the 700 block of Parmalee Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Sunday returned to the ambulance to find their purses had been stolen, police said. The paramedics were in a house to attend to an infant.
Fuel Mart robbed
AUSTINTOWN -- Four men robbed the Fuel Mart on Seventy Six Drive at gunpoint, police said Monday. An employee told police the four entered the store around 6 p.m. Sunday and made her open the safe and a cash register. After the robbery, the men fled north on foot.
Police said the amount of money stolen was undetermined.
Application on file
YOUNGSTOWN -- The proposed application for federal Community Development Block Grant funds is on file and available for public review at the Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership, 101 E. Federal Plaza, Suite 200, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Rides to polls
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning County Democratic Party is offering rides to polling places for anyone voting in Youngstown. Eligible city voters can get a ride by calling (330) 259-0559.