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Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS) Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS)
Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (Photos) A cellphone charge burst into flames South Central Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, Oct. 30, officials explained.  The duplex fire broke out in the 200 block of East Canal Street in the village of Sand Beach at 5:09 a.m., according to Union Deposit Volunteer Fire Company 47. A cellphone charger plugged into an overused power strip exploded, sparking the blaze that quickly spread through that home, officials explained.  "All residents got out safely," according to the release.  Four adults, two children, two dogs, and three cats were displaced but tha…

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ARSON: Retired Care Manager At LanCo Dept. Of Aging Set Bathtub On Fire ARSON: Retired Care Manager At LanCo Dept. Of Aging Set Bathtub On Fire
Arson: Retired Care Manager At LanCo Dept. Of Aging Set Bathtub On Fire While still in the hospital recovering from burns, a 70-year-old woman has been charged with arson and cruelty to animals, the Ephrata Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18.  Leslie G. Truitt, the 100 block of East Chestnut of Ephrata, is accused of "placing belongings of a former resident in her bathtub and setting them on fire," the police stated in the release.  Her teenage neighbor and his stepdad rescued her and her dogs when the fire alarms went off at 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, as Daily Voice reported at the time.  The boy suffered second-degree burns and was also ta…

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MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police A 19-year-old man has been airlifted to the hospital and charged in the crash that sent him there, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg announced on Thursday. Lazarus Anders Burleson of Mont Alto was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer north on Black Gap Road when he attempted to turn left onto Scotland Main Street, PSP troopers explained. That's when he entered the southbound lane of Black Gap Road and was struck by a 2021 Peterbilt 567 dump truck driven by 66-year-old Bradley R. Leedy of Chambersburg. The crash happened in the 4500 block of Scotland Main Street at 5:47 a.m. on June…

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