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Vehicle Strikes Home, Causing Gas Leak In Camp Hill: Police Vehicle Strikes Home, Causing Gas Leak In Camp Hill: Police
Vehicle Strikes Home, Causing Gas Leak In Camp Hill: Police A car crash in Camp Hill caused a home to be evacuated after a vehicle struck the residence and triggered a gas leak, police announced on Friday, Dec. 20.  The incident happened at the intersection of N. 21st Street and Page Street on Thursday, Dec. 19, around 10:56 a.m., according to Camp Hill Police. A 64-year-old driver suffered a medical episode while heading north on N. 21st Street, causing him to lose consciousness, the police explained.  The vehicle veered through several front yards in the 200 block before colliding with the home, police said. The collision caused a natu…

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Police & Fire
Gas Leak Shuts Down Camp Hill Shopping Center: Police (UPDATE) Gas Leak Shuts Down Camp Hill Shopping Center: Police (UPDATE)
Gas Leak Shuts Down Camp Hill Shopping Center: Police (Update) A major gas leak that shut down the Camp Hill Shopping Center has been contained, and the area has now reopened, authorities announced. The incident began at the shopping center on the 100 block of South 32nd Street in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 12:29 p.m., according to a release from Camp Hill police. Emergency crews responded to a significant gas leak, forcing all stores to close and the public to avoid the area. As of 1:18 p.m., police confirmed the gas leak had been contained and the shopping center, along with the surrounding area, has reopened to citizens. …

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Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (DEVELOPING) Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (DEVELOPING)
Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (Developing) A gas leak has led to an evacuation and traffic being diverted, Lancaster County authorities explained on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6.  The gas leak happened at the intersection of East Bainbridge and South Spruce in Elizabethtown at 2:25 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  "Residents should avoid the area," Elizabethtown police said in a release at 3:09 p.m.  A two-block perimeter has been evacuated as a precaution, LCWC explained. "The Elizabethtown Fire Department and Fire Police, Elizabethtown Police Department, and UGI are already on scene diverting…

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EVACUATION: Hazmat Called To York City Sewer Plant (UPDATE) EVACUATION: Hazmat Called To York City Sewer Plant (UPDATE)
Evacuation: Hazmat Called To York City Sewer Plant (Update) A hazmat team has been called to the York City Sewer Plant due to a possible gas leak, according to York County Emergency Management.  The call about a potential methane gas leak came into dispatch at 9:17 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2.  Emergency crews quickly responded to the plant located at 1701 Blackbridge Road, Manchester Township. One building has been evacuated and Columbia Gas has been contacted, officials said.  No injuries or hospitalizations were reported.  "The Hazmat team, along with York Area United Fire & Rescue, determined that malfunctioning gask…

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Gas Leak Shutters Penn Square In Lancaster: Police (UPDATE) Gas Leak Shutters Penn Square In Lancaster: Police (UPDATE)
Gas Leak Shutters Penn Square In Lancaster: Police (Update) A gas leak closed Penn Square in Lancaster on Friday, July 7, 2023.  All vehicle traffic at Penn Square was diverted north onto Queen Street, according to a post by the Lancaster Bureau of Police.  The leak appears to have involved a boiler in the area of East King and North Duke streets in the City, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  "No foot traffic (was) allowed in 100 Block East King," police said.  UGI has cleared the scene, according to the police and dispatch.

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Police & Fire
Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (UPDATE) Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (UPDATE)
Evacuation Ends After Gas Leak In Swatara Twp: Authorities (Update) An evacuation is over after a gas leak in Swatara Township, authorities told Daily Voice.  People in the homes within a 300-foot radius of the 500 block of Highland Street had been evacuated due to the leak, emergency dispatchers told Daily Voice.  A gas line was struck by a construction crew in the area shortly after 11 a.m., dispatchers said.  No one was transported, according to emergency dispatchers.  The power was turned off and UGI temporarily cut off the gas service to the area as they worked to contain the issue, a company spokesperson told Daily Voice at the t…

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Police & Fire
Car Turned Gas Leak Sparks Vehicle Fire On PA RT 225 Car Turned Gas Leak Sparks Vehicle Fire On PA RT 225
Car Turned Gas Leak Sparks Vehicle Fire On PA RT 225 A gas leak caused a car fire on Pennsylvania Route 225 on Monday, Oct. 10, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to a car crash that caused a gas leak, sparking a vehicle fire, according to Dauphin County Hazardous Materials Response Team. The incident happened in the early evening along the PA RT 225 North heading towards Halifax. near Rt. 225 N. towards Halifax. This afternoon Engine 38 was finishing up from an accident when an accident with fire came in. The engine cleared the... Posted by Dauphin - Middle Paxton Fire Company on Monday, October 10, 2022 The car had crashed …

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Hair Salon Client Injured When Medical Event Sends Pickup Into Building: Police Hair Salon Client Injured When Medical Event Sends Pickup Into Building: Police
Hair Salon Client Injured When Medical Event Sends Pickup Into Building: Police A hair salon client was injured when a pickup truck went into the building causing a gas leak in western Pennsylvania, police say. The crash happened in the 700 block of Chartiers Avenue into Serenity Styles Hair Salon in McKees Rocks in the afternoon on Friday, May 13, the outlet reports. Two people were hospitalized as a result of the crash, the driver and the customer, authorities say, The driver had a medical event that caused them to lose control of their vehicle, according to Mckees Rocks police.  The gas leak has been resolved and the roadway reopened after the pick-up was tow…

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Police & Fire
SUV Slams Through Fence Into PA Apartment Complex Rupturing Gas Line: Report SUV Slams Through Fence Into PA Apartment Complex Rupturing Gas Line: Report
SUV Slams Through Fence Into PA Apartment Complex Rupturing Gas Line: Report An SUV burst through a fence and slammed into an apartment complex, causing the gas line to rupture on Wednesday, reports WPXI citing the police. The car hit Mifflin Estates in West Mifflin on Feb. 23 around noon, WPXI Anchor Joe Arena tweeted. BREAKING SUV into apt. complex in West Mifflin. Gas line ruptured. Peoples gas on scene. Tenants evacuated. #wpxi pic.twitter.com/IOUyVRUN3E — Joe Arena (@WPXIJoe) February 23, 2022 The gas was turned off and the apartment was evacuated due to the rupture, the outlet reported citing firefighters at the scene. SUV that drove into apartment …

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Gas Leak Forces Evacuation After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Gas Leak Forces Evacuation After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Pittsburgh residences near Frick Park where evacuated following a bridge collapse on Friday morning, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The bridge collapsed at Forbes Avenue and Braddock Road around 7 a.m. according to officials. A gas leak was detected in the area shortly afterwards, Pittsburgh Public Safety reported. UPDATE:There is a strong smell of natural gas in the area. Please avoid if at all possible. Public Information Officer is en route https://t.co/itk26axnQg — Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) January 28, 2022 The gas company was called and gas was shut off …

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Schools
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Central PA Elementary School Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Central PA Elementary School
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Central PA Elementary School A gas leak at an elementary lead to an emergency evacuation on Thursday morning, according to a release by police. Northern Lancaster Regional Police helped evacuate Doe Run Elementary School in Penn Township following a reported gas leak at approximately 9:47 a.m., according to a release by police.  The school, located at 281 Doe Run Road, "required evacuation due to a reported gas leak and existing environmental conditions within the building," as stated in the release. The police helped with traffic control as the students and staff were safely relocated to the middle school. N…

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Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of 100 People At Central PA Urgent Care Facility: Police Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of 100 People At Central PA Urgent Care Facility: Police
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of 100 People At Central PA Urgent Care Facility: Police Nearly 100 people were evacuated from a medical facility due to a gas leak on Tuesday morning, according to a release by police. Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a reported smell of gas at an urgent care facility located at 51 Peters Road off Lititz Pike on at approximately 8:22 a.m., according to the police. Several people inside reported the smell of gas and indicated they may be experiencing symptoms related to exposure, police say. Warwick Township fire personnel and UGI investigated and preliminarily believed the cause was a faulty heating unit, located on the …

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Police & Fire
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing 2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing Two women were airlifted to area hospitals and at least four dogs were missing following an explosion in Vineland Wednesday, multiple news outlets were reporting. Police rescued one person from the rubble while the other walked out of the Cornucopia Avenue home her own around 12:30 p.m., abc6 reports. The home exploded with such force that the walls blew off raining holiday decorations and building debris across the yard– leave nothing but the building’s foundation, multiple outlets say. The force of the explosion blew the walls out of the building and only left the cement foundation stan…

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Central PA Marketplace Evacuated For Gas Leak Central PA Marketplace Evacuated For Gas Leak
Central PA Marketplace Evacuated For Gas Leak Businesses in a central Pennsylvania marketplace were evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a potential gas leak, according to emergency dispatchers. A gas leak was reported inside an optometry office located at 2553 East Market Street in Springettsbury Township around 9:50 a.m., according to the York County Department of Emergency Services. People at the scene reported a smell of gas inside of the office. York Marketplace was evacuated as a precautionary measure until the gas company arrived, according to emergency dispatchers in York County. The gas company secured the situation and the…

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