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Private Investigators: No sign of arson at camp for ill children
ASHFORD, Conn. (AP) – Detectives stated Tuesday they don’t think arson was accountable for recently’s fire that damaged a big area of Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children.
The fire marshal’s workplace in Ashford stated the examination was continuing, however informed the Hartford Courant that pets had actually not discovered any indications of an accelerant in the debris and there were no footprints in the snow around the structures that burned.
The camp, which had just online programs last summertime since of the coronavirus pandemic, prepares to resume with a restricted schedule this year, stated Ryan Thompson, a representative for the charity.
“I can say that we still plan to resume on-site and residential family programming at camp this spring and host eight, four-day family camps this summer,” he stated. “All the programming will, of course, be modified to ensure a safe experience for all amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”
An automatic smoke alarm notified authorities to the blaze which broke out right before 5 p.m. on Friday. It damaged 2 of the camp’s structures, consisting of a big wood-frame structure that was made to appear like the center of an old western town. Various areas of the structure were built to appear like different structures, real estate various programs, such as arts and crafts and the camp shop.
Travelers and the Travelers Champion PGA golf competition have actually promised to compare to $1 million in contributions to assist the camp restore.
The camp, with substantial medical centers on website, was established by Newman in 1988 in the woods of eastern Connecticut, to offer summertime outdoor camping experiences adjusted for children with major physical and medical constraints. It has a Western theme influenced by the late star’s film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The charity likewise runs outreach programs for children in more than 40 medical facilities, centers and other settings in the Northeast, serving more than 20,000 children each year.
The camp is moneyed in part through profits from the sale of “Newman’s Own” brand name items.
ASHFORD, Conn. (AP) – Detectives stated Tuesday they don’t think arson was accountable for recently’s fire that damaged a big area of Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children.
The fire marshal’s workplace in Ashford stated the examination was continuing, however informed the Hartford Courant that pets had actually not discovered any indications of an accelerant in the debris and there were no footprints in the snow around the structures that burned.
The camp, which had just online programs last summertime since of the coronavirus pandemic, prepares to resume with a restricted schedule this year, stated Ryan Thompson, a representative for the charity.
“I can say that we still plan to resume on-site and residential family programming at camp this spring and host eight, four-day family camps this summer,” he stated. “All the programming will, of course, be modified to ensure a safe experience for all amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”
An automatic smoke alarm notified authorities to the blaze which broke out right before 5 p.m. on Friday. It damaged 2 of the camp’s structures, consisting of a big wood-frame structure that was made to appear like the center of an old western town. Various areas of the structure were built to appear like different structures, real estate various programs, such as arts and crafts and the camp shop.
Travelers and the Travelers Champion PGA golf competition have actually promised to compare to $1 million in contributions to assist the camp restore.
The camp, with substantial medical centers on website, was established by Newman in 1988 in the woods of eastern Connecticut, to offer summertime outdoor camping experiences adjusted for children with major physical and medical constraints. It has a Western theme influenced by the late star’s film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The charity likewise runs outreach programs for children in more than 40 medical facilities, centers and other settings in the Northeast, serving more than 20,000 children each year.
The camp is moneyed in part through profits from the sale of “Newman’s Own” brand name items.
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