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Third Victim's Autopsy Results Released As Lawsuit Filed In PA Nursing Home Explosion (VIDEO) Third Victim's Autopsy Results Released As Lawsuit Filed In PA Nursing Home Explosion (VIDEO)
Third Victim's Autopsy Results Released As Lawsuit Filed In PA Nursing Home Explosion (Video) A third person has died from injuries sustained in the deadly explosion that tore through a Bucks County nursing home just before Christmas, as survivors filed the first lawsuit on Monday, Jan. 5, alleging the catastrophe was preventable and caused by widespread negligence. The third victim was identified as Patricia Mero, 66, a resident of the facility, according to the Bucks County Coroner’s Office. Mero was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center after the Dec. 23 explosion with injuries sustained in the blast and later died at the hospital on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 10:18 a.m. An autopsy was condu…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Dies In Hanson Car Fire, Authorities Investigating Cause Of Blaze Man Dies In Hanson Car Fire, Authorities Investigating Cause Of Blaze
Man Dies In Hanson Car Fire, Authorities Investigating Cause Of Blaze Fire investigators are looking into a car fire that left a man dead early Monday, March 31. The blaze was reported around 3 a.m. on Union Street in Hanson, according to the Massachusetts Fire Marshal’s Office. When crews arrived, a 2012 Chevrolet Impala was already on fire, with the engine compartment fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters rescued a man from the vehicle and immediately began life-saving efforts. He was rushed to a local hospital by paramedics, but was later pronounced dead by medical staff. Authorities have not yet released the man’s name. The Office of the Chief Medical …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea
E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea Fire investigators believe a fire that hurt five people over the weekend in Chelsea was caused when an electric scooter's lithium-ion battery exploded while it was charging.  Firefighters were called to 32 Carmel Street just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, to reports of a fire on the first floor of a three-story building. Crews moved into the four-unit apartment and quickly put out the blaze before it could spread to other units.  Five people were hurt in the fire. Four of them were taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the state Fire Marshal's Office …

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by Josh Lanier