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Car Fire
Police & Fire
Vehicle Fire Slows Traffic On Route 100 In Chester County (
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Firefighters in West Whiteland responded to Route 100 Thursday morning, Nov. 2 after a car caught fire on the highway, officials said. It happened just north of the Exton Bypass near the intersection with Bartlett Avenue around 9:30 a.m., according to the Fire Company. Traffic is seen backed up on Route 100 in this photo from West Whiteland police. West Whiteland Police Dept. Photos from the scene showed visible flames emerging from the car's tire wells and undercarriage and thick, black smoke reaching skyward. Another angle of the burning car on Route 100 Thursday morning. W…
Police & Fire
NJ Car Fire Linked To Killing Of Philadelphia Police Officer
A car fire on a New Jersey roadway has been linked to the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers that left one dead on Thursday evening, Oct. 12, authorities said. Police in South Brunswick said only that the vehicle fire extinguished on Route 32 around 1 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, was connected to the shooting. The vehicle fire came nearly two hours after Philadelphia Police Officers Richard Mendez and Raul Ortiz were shot at Philadelphia Airport. Mendez, a 50-year-old with 22 years in the department, was hit multiple times and died from his wounds. Ortiz was struck in the arm and was…
Obituaries
'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities
A "violently murdered" York City 20-year-old man was pulled from a car fire in Virginia on Tuesday, April 18, and now he and his alleged killer have been identified, authorities announced in multiple releases on Tuesday, April 25. Ethan Bert was identified by Bedford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Wes Nance a week after his remains were pulled from the burning vehicle found on Sandy Level Road, near the intersection with Goodview Road by the Bedford County Fire and Rescue at 12:45 a.m., as told to Daily Voice and reported by WDBJ. The suspect, 29-year-old Joseph Richard Walker, of Roanoke…
Police & Fire
Homicide Victim Found In Burning Car: Philadelphia Police
Philadelphia police are investigating the murder of a person whose remains were discovered in a burning car in the Northeast early on Tuesday, April 18. Firefighters responded to a reported vehicle fire on the 5900 block of Sylvester Street around 12:45 a.m., the police department told Daily Voice. They extinguished the flames of a burning SUV to find a person in the back seat of the vehicle, authorities said. First responders pronounced the victim dead at 12:50 a.m. and the remains were transported to the Medical Examiner's Office, police wrote. Police did not identify t…
Business
Subaru Recalling 272K SUVs Due To Potential Fire Hazard
Hundreds of thousands of Subaru SUVs are the latest vehicles subject to a nationwide recall due to the potential they could unexpectedly catch fire. The auto giant announced a recall of 271,694 Subaru Ascent SUVs with produced in the 2019 through 2022 model years due to a faulty electrical grounding bolt that may have been improperly fastened, according to the company. Owners of those vehicles subject to the recall are being advised to park the SUVs outside and away from garages or other structures. They should also not be left unattended with the engine running. According to the company, …
Police & Fire
12K Gallons Used To Extinguish Tesla Fire On I-80 In Western Pennsylvania
Multiple fire crews were called to Tesla fire on Interstate 80 on Tuesday, Nov. 15, authorities say. The Tesla's lithium-ion battery had burst into flames near mile marker 137, Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company and the Columbia Volunteer Fire Company detailed in media releases. Additional tankers from Clearfield and Centre Counties were required "as the vehicle would continue to reignite and burn (fiercely) at times," the volunteers at Morris Township stated in the release. "This vehicle burnt so hot and long that if it was not for the rims you might not even of know it was a vehicl…
News
Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP
UPDATE: A ruptured lithium battery made a Tesla fire difficult to douse following a crash that killed a Bergen County driver on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, responders said. Jyungwoo Hahn, 46, of Cresskill was approaching Exit 10 on the parkway's northbound side in Nanuet when his white 2020 Model S left the roadway and struck a tree on the center median during a snowstorm around 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, New York State Police said. "The Tesla’s sole source of power is the 375-volt lithium-ion battery, which spans the entire length and width of the floor of the car," Nanuet firefight…
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized In Pennsburg Car Fire: Authorities
A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out in his car, authorities in Montgomery County said. Firefighters doused the car blaze along the 600 block of Penn Street in Pennsburg around 2 p.m., a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety told Daily Voice. The heavy flames eventually spread to a second vehicle, causing damage to a total of two vehicles. officials said. A male victim was taken to an area hospital by ambulance for burns to the face and hand, the spokesperson said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Police & Fire
Trapped Victim Dies In Route 287 Car Fire, State Police Say
One person died after becoming trapped in a car fire on Route 287 Thursday afternoon, state police confirmed. The vehicle went up in flames in the southbound lanes near milepost 32.2 in Harding Township just after 3:15 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.com. There was one confirmed fatality, Goez said. Delays of 15 to 20 minutes were being reported, according to 511NJ. Crash investigation and Vehicle fire on I-287 southbound South of Exit 33 - Harter Rd/US 202 (Harding Twp) 2 Right lanes of 3 lanes closed 15-20 minute delay use caution https://t.co/aNQkUPUbpL — 511NJ I287 …
Police & Fire
NJ State Police Identify Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Fiery I-295 Crash
New Jersey State Police have identified the 25-year-old driver killed in a fiery crash in South Jersey early Monday. The single-car crash was reported at 4:21a.m. on I-295 south at milepost 47.4 in Burlington Township, according to Trooper Alejandro Goez. A Chevrolet Cruze traveling south went off the roadway to the right, entered the grass median, traveled across the exit ramp, exited the roadway and struck several trees, he said. As a result, the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames, Goez said. The driver, Samantha Gregor of Folcroft Township, Pennsylvania, sustained fatal inju…
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