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Motorists Save Family From House Fire
West Tampa Resident Found Dead Identified
Two men are being cred- ited with saving a woman and two children from a burning home. The Hillsborough County Fire Department re- ceived the 9-1-1 call at ap- proximately 11:20 a.m., Sunday.
When firemen arrived at the home on Carnegie Circle, they discovered heavy fire coming from the front of the home. They located an adult woman and two children at a neighbor’s home.
The woman had severe burns and was listed as a trauma alert, the children suffered from smoke inhala- tion. All three were taken to
Tampa General Hospital for treatment.
Investigators learned that two motorists saw the smoke as they were driving down 78th Street and went to inves- tigate. When they arrived, they saw two children’s hands hanging out of a front win- dow. The window had burglar bars.
The two men pulled the children to safety and then opened the door and rescued the woman.
They refused medical at- tention at the scene and drove themselves to the Emergency Room. The American Red Cross is assisting the family.
The Tampa Police De- partment has identified the man whose body was found last week.
Police said the death is not being considered a ran- dom killing.
Officers responded to 2335 W. Nassau Street around 9:15 p.m., last Tues- day in reference to an in- jured man. When they arrived, they discovered 62- year-old Peter Akintola in- jured in the backyard of the dwelling. Police said he suf-
PETER AKINTOLA
fered from severe upper
body trauma, but did not identify the cause of the in- jury.
Akintola was trans- ported to a local hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. No additional information pertaining to the death has been released.
Anyone with information about the case or who knows anything about the home in- vasion is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 873-TIPS; or www.crimestopperstb.com.
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival And Entrepreneur’s Collaborative Center Workshop Focuses
On Property Investment
Representative Sean Shaw Urges Tampa Residents To Take Advantage Of Disaster Unemployment Aid Program
There’s still time to register.
The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival and the En- trepreneur’s Collaborative Center will hold a free work- shop for property investors and aspiring investors. The workshop will provide profes- sional knowledge to partici- pants on: Strategies of Property Investments: Learn to Acquire Properties like an Investor.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 10 A. M. to 12:30 P. M., at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC), 2101 East Palm Avenue (Ybor City), Tampa, 33605. The
doors will open at 9:30 A. M., free parking is across the street in the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office park- ing lot.
The workshop guest is Edward J. Serralles, Li- censed Real Estate Broker with the Serralles Group, Inc.
Participants in this work- shop will be eligible to receive free services by the advisory committee members of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival.
It’s not too late to register for this event or any other up- coming seminar. Please visit www.TampaBlackHeritage.or g/seminars or contact Bill Trotman at (813) 813-250- 3131.
On Wednesday, October 11th, Representative Sean Shaw (D-Tampa) an- nounced that the deadline for Federal disaster unemploy- ment assistance to workers and the self-employed af- fected by Hurricane Irma has been extended for all Florida residents.
“Our residents are still feeling the impacts of Irma. This aid will not bring com- plete closure to everyone but, it is my hope that those who are able will take advantage of this opportunity,” stated Rep. Shaw.
Residents can qualify for up to $275 per week for a maximum of 26 weeks ac- cording to Florida’s Depart- ment of Economic Opportunity.
The deadline is Oct. 31
to file an application for dis- aster unemployment assis- tance for those whose work was lost or interrupted by the storm, according to the De-
REP. SEAN SHAW
partment of Economic Op- portunity. To qualify, appli- cants must meet the following criteria:
Worked or were self-em- ployed or were scheduled to begin work or self-employ- ment;
Do not qualify for regular unemployment benefits from any state; and due to the dis- aster: Are not able to work or perform services because of physical damage or destruc- tion to the place of employ- ment as a direct result of the
disaster;
Cannot reach the place of
employment as a direct result of the disaster;
Cannot perform work or self-employment because of an injury caused as a direct result of the disaster; or
Became the breadwinner or major supporter of a household because the head of household died as a direct result of the disaster.
Disaster Unemploy- ment Aid is available for the weeks of unemploy- ment beginning Septem- ber 10, 2017 until March 17, 2018, as long as the indi- vidual’s unemployment con- tinues to be a result of the disaster.
To file a DUA claim go to http://www.floridajobs.or g/ or call 1-800-385-3920.
For DUA claims informa- tion, call 1-800-204-2418 and choose option 2 to speak to a customer service repre- sentative.
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