South Side house fire

South Side house fire

YOUNGSTOWN — A vacant home on the city’s South Side was destroyed by fire.

Firefighters responded at 1:06 a.m. Friday to a blaze at 34 Parnell St. The house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

A fire hydrant across the street was frozen, and in an attempt to thaw it, the stem broke off, according to a fire report.

The house, valued at $5,000, was allowed to burn down. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Beatitude House Web site

WARREN — Beatitude House has a new interactive Web site, thanks to a donation from the Raymond John Wean Foundation.

The site, designed by Prodigal Media, features an informational video, blog, volunteer sign-up forms and online donation capabilities. It is also a great resource for clients looking to take advantage of the services offered at Beatitude House — including GED, computer and parenting classes.

Beatitude House is committed to disadvantaged women and children in the Mahoning Valley. By creating homes, providing education and fostering healthy families, it provides them with the opportunity to transform their lives.

The Web site is www.beatitudehouse.com

New Castle fire probed

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Fire marshals with the Pennsylvania State Police are still investigating what caused the fire at the East Wind restaurant.

Shenango Township Fire Chief David Rishel said the fire early Thursday was confined to the basement of the restaurant, which is on U.S. Route 422 near the city.

He said the rest of the restaurant received heavy smoke damage.

He did not have a damage estimate. Six other fire departments responded to the blaze, which was called in at 4:29 a.m, Rishel said. Union, Taylor, Slippery Rock and Neshannock townships and New Castle and South New Castle departments were there, he said.

Though the temperature was minus 12 degrees, firefighters did not have problems with water freezing, he said. No one was injured.

Man’s death investigated

BROOKFIELD — Police are trying to determine how a 50-year-old township man ended up dead behind a building a short distance from his home.

Police Chief Daniel Faustino said Charles Seaman, 50, of Warren-Sharon Road, had been reported missing Tuesday. By Thursday, still with no sign of Seaman, police brought in a search dog to check the area around his home.

Seaman was found dead at 4:09 p.m. Thursday behind a day care near his home. Faustino said there were no signs of foul play in the initial police investigation, but the case has been turned over to the Trumbull County Coroner’s office.

1 killed, 2 injured in crash

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — A man was killed and two women were flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after an accident on Pa. Route 388 in Shenango Township Friday.

Police said the accident happened at 12:17 p.m. near the intersection with Frew Mill Road. A car driven by Marsha M. Cross, 57, of Ellwood City was traveling east on Frew Mill and a car driven by Kenneth J. Beatty, 71, of New Castle was traveling south on Route 388. Cross failed to stop for a stop sign and collided with the Beatty car, police said. Beatty was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

His passenger, Martha A. Beatty, 70, and Cross were flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

A hospital spokesman said late Friday that Martha Beatty was in critical condition and Cross was in good condition.