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Massive Fire In Chester Co. Calls Fire Depts. Across PA, MD (Photos, Video)
A fire tore through downtown Oxford overnight on Wednesday, Sept. 13, displacing dozens and devastating multiple buildings, according to Borough leadership.
The blaze broke out on South Third Street between Market and Hodgson streets around 11:30 p.m., affecting six buildings in the Borough’s historic downtown, officials said in a statement.
Please pray for Oxford Borough and those effected!
Main street(S. Third, Market to Hodgson Street) buildings and... Posted by Nedra Herman on Thursday, September 14, 2023
The buildings are mixed-use with commercial space on the first floor and re…
Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Pennsylvania
Three charter bus passengers died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Sunday night, Aug. 6, authorities said.
A Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton,, Pennsylvania State Police said.
That's when the bus veered the north side of the highway and went onto the grassy roadside, hit and embankment, and overturned just before 11:50 p.m., PSP said in a release.
The roof of the Val Hool bus struck the back e…
1,000 Bethlehem Residents Evacuated By Fuel Spill
A truck that crashed and spilled nearly 6,000 gallons of fuel oil evacuated about 1,000 Bethlehem residents early Thursday, Nov. 17, as first reported by WFMZ.
The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. at West Union Boulevard and Paul Avenue. Nearly 400 homes within a 1,000-meter radius were evacuated, the outlet said.
Today, Thursday, November 17, 2022, Nitschmann Middle School will operate on a two-hour delay. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/yJNURu9E14 — BASD (@BethlehemAreaSD) November 17, 2022
The American Red Cross was assisting.
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8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire
Eight children and four adults were confirmed dead in a fire that swept through a Philadelphia rowhouse early Wednesday morning, city officials said.
Had the smoke alarms in the N. 23 Street building been working properly, though, things might have turned out differently, Mayor Jim Kenney's office said in a news release.
“This is, without a doubt, one of the most tragic days in our city’s history,” said Kenney, the son of a firefighter, at a news conference Wednesday. “Losing so many kids is just devastating.”
Fire companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming …
