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7 Hospitalized, 30 Displaced After Arson Damages 6 Homes In Pennsylvania: Police 7 Hospitalized, 30 Displaced After Arson Damages 6 Homes In Pennsylvania: Police
7 Hospitalized, 30 Displaced After Arson Damages 6 Homes In Pennsylvania: Police A fire in Allentown that injured seven people, including four firefighters, and displaced 30 residents is now being investigated as arson, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 27. Santos Mota-Ramirez, 60, of Allentown, has been charged in connection with the fire, police announced Friday. The blaze began around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, in the 700 block of West Cedar Street and quickly spread to six adjacent row homes, according to the Allentown Fire Department. Dozens of firefighters battled the flames, which left five families displaced and caused severe damage to multiple homes, offi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Marijuana Grow Operation Sparks House Fire, Displaces Six: NYCRPD Marijuana Grow Operation Sparks House Fire, Displaces Six: NYCRPD
Marijuana Grow Operation Sparks House Fire, Displaces Six: Nycrpd A house fire in Jackson Township led police to uncover an illegal marijuana grow operation early Friday morning, according to the Northern York County Regional Police Department. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 199 North Alpine Drive in York at 4:39 a.m. on Dec. 20. While battling the flames, crews discovered a hydroponic marijuana-growing system in the basement, prompting police to secure the property and execute a search warrant, authorities said. Officers recovered numerous marijuana plants, a hydroponic growing system, additional illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a handgun, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Cats Spark Fire That Heavily Damaged York County Home: Officials (PHOTOS) Cats Spark Fire That Heavily Damaged York County Home: Officials (PHOTOS)
Cats Spark Fire That Heavily Damaged York County Home: Officials (Photos) A fire that started from a heater used to warm feral cats destroyed a home on Pauline Drive in Windsor Township, York County, on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3, officials said. The blaze broke out around 1:20 p.m., drawing crews from across the county after reports of thick smoke and a possible trapped resident, according to Southern Area Fire and Emergency Rescue – SAFER. Upon arrival, first responders found heavy flames and zero visibility, but their search revealed no one inside, authorities confirmed. While the homeowners were not present, firefighters saved seven cats from the burning home.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Red Lion Rowhome Blaze: Officials Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Red Lion Rowhome Blaze: Officials
Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Red Lion Rowhome Blaze: Officials A firefighter was briefly hospitalized following a rowhome fire in Red Lion, officials explained on Friday, Sept. 6.  The blaze broke out in the 200 block of South Main Street at 1:21 a.m., according to the York County Department of Emergency Services.  The firefighter was taking to the hospital for dehydration but has since been released, fire officials said.  Two units were damaged and the three residents have been assisted by the Red Cross.  The units will be repaired, although the estimated cost of damage was not immediately available. 🚨 The #ClassONETeam spra…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man ID'd After Lancaster Apartment Fire Displaces 22: Officials (VIDEOS) Man ID'd After Lancaster Apartment Fire Displaces 22: Officials (VIDEOS)
Man ID'd After Lancaster Apartment Fire Displaces 22: Officials (Videos) A 69-year-old man, a dog, and a cat died in an apartment complex fire that displaced 22 other residents on Sunday, Aug. 11, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced the following morning.  Charles Knicely, 59, 675 Wyncroft Lane, Kensington Club Apartments off Wabank Road was pronounced dead at his home at 6:54 p.m.  Emergency crews were called to the complex at 4:39 p.m., the Lancaster Township Fire Department explained in a release.  "Heavy flames" were coming from apartment 8 when firefighters arrived.  "Due to historically low water pressure in the compl…

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by Jillian Pikora
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High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA
High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA Almost 4,000 PPL customers are without power in Central Pennsylvania following a windy weekend.  As of 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, the majority of outages were approximately as follows, according to the outage map: Lockhaven 900. Bloomsburg 704. Selinsgrove 658. Mechanicsburg 1,103.  The National Weather Service had warned the public of the potentially high winds at speeds of 35 to 50 mph, but the winds actually topped 60 mph according to an updated release.  🧢Hold on to your hats! 🌬️Winds will gust 35 to 50mph at times today. 📉Lighter winds expected this evening &…

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by Jillian Pikora
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One Injured When Car Slams Into Annville Home: Fire Officials One Injured When Car Slams Into Annville Home: Fire Officials
One Injured When Car Slams Into Annville Home: Fire Officials One person was injured when a car slammed into a home in Anville on Sunday morning, fire officials announced. The Bellegrove Fire Company was called to a report of a motor vehicle accident into a structure in the 1500 block of North State at 1:56 a.m., on Feb. 11, the company detailed in a release later that day. One person was treated by EMS, but it is unclear if they were a resident or the person in the vehicle.  "Crews shored up [the] interior wall of structure which was damaged," as stated in the release.  The people who live in the home are being assisted by the Red Cr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FATAL FIRE: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke FATAL FIRE: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke
Fatal Fire: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke A woman has died following a fire at the historic building known as The Summy House.  The fire broke out at the Summy House, 33 South Main Street, Manheim Borough at 5:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to borough police.  The fire was in a second-floor room in the historic building that is home to 20 apartments and 22 residents, the police explained in a release that afternoon. When officers found the room where they believed the fire was coming from, it was locked.  Two officers broke down the door, extracted a woman from the room, and got the remaining apartment residents to sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion 5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion
5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion The death toll has risen to five in a home explosion in an area outside of Pittsburgh this weekend. The home explosion at at 141 Rustic Ridge Dr. in Plum (Allegheny County) Saturday morning, Aug. 12, destroyed three houses, with four adults and one adolescent dead as of Sunday afternoon, county officials said. Three more victims were taken to area hospitals: Two were in stable condition and have since been released from the hospital, and the third individual remains critical. Ring footage obtained by WTAE shows the explosion. PLUM EXPLOSION | Ring door bell footage was given to us of …

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by Cecilia Levine
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York Co. Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire Gets Surge Of Support Thanks To Their HOA York Co. Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire Gets Surge Of Support Thanks To Their HOA
York Co. Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire Gets Surge Of Support Thanks To Their HOA Homeowner's associations get a bad reputation. HOAs are known for rules about house color, where to place your basketball hoop, and when you should bring up your trash cans, but one York County HOA is quickly building a good rep. by helping a family in their neighborhood after a devasting house fire.  Courtney Cadden's family of seven (including her three siblings, dad, stepmom, and boyfriend) are safe but they have "literally lost everything" after the house fire on Sunday, May 7, 2023, as she told CBS21.  Everyone please say a prayer for our family, our house burnt down early this mo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fire Marshals Investigating Deadly Blaze At Maryland Bike Shop That Killed Owner: Officials Fire Marshals Investigating Deadly Blaze At Maryland Bike Shop That Killed Owner: Officials
Fire Marshals Investigating Deadly Blaze At Maryland Bike Shop That Killed Owner: Officials Authorities say that one person was killed in Maryland when an early-morning fire broke out at a popular bike shop in Carroll County on Monday morning. Bradley White, 55, the owner of White’s Bicycles on West Main Street in Westminster was pronounced dead on Monday, Dec. 12, when a fire broke out at his business and spread to nearby apartments and other buildings, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Monday morning, crews from the Westminster Fire Department and surrounding agencies from Carroll, Baltimore, York, and Adams counties responded to a rep…

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by Zak Failla
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10 People Displaced, 1 Hospitalized Following Blaze At Central PA Apartment: Police 10 People Displaced, 1 Hospitalized Following Blaze At Central PA Apartment: Police
10 People Displaced, 1 Hospitalized Following Blaze At Central PA Apartment: Police Ten people have been displaced and a renter of a central Pennsylvania apartment has been hospitalized following an apartment fire on Thursday, Sept. 15, police say.  The Carlisle Fire and Police departments were called to the fire in the 100 block of A Street in Carlisle at 2:53 p.m., according to a police release the following morning.  Upon arrival, officers found a fire in the front 1st-floor apartment.  "The tenant, suffered burn injuries and was transported to the hospital," police say.  The fire originated in the kitchen of the previously mentioned apartment, acc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials
Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials A large fire that began in an Allentown row home and spread to two other buildings prompted one resident to cautiously jump out of a second-floor window, authorities said. Crews were called to the three-alarm blaze on the 1500 block of Liberty Street around 9:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher said. A resident tried to escape the flames by jumping from the second-floor window to the first-floor roof, then to the ground, Christopher said. That person suffered minor injuries and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for treatment, he added. A mut…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire
PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire A 17-year-old's quick thinking saved his neighbors and their dogs during an apartment fire in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 2, authorities say. Falcon O'Regan grabbed a trampoline when he saw his neighbors were stuck on the upper floors of their apartment building.  The fire had broken out in the 100 block of Church Street in Bentleyville around 12:52 a.m., according to area fire officials. The initial calls stated that people were trapped but the first crew to arrive, a Medic team, saw people jumping from the windows, according to a release by Bentleyville Fire-Rescue. "Wi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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5 Dead In Pottstown Home Explosion: Authorities 5 Dead In Pottstown Home Explosion: Authorities
5 Dead In Pottstown Home Explosion: Authorities Five people were dead and several trapped in rubble when a house exploded Thursday, May 26 in Pottstown, authorities said. UPDATE: The victims have been identified. Two people were taken to local hospitals for treatment after the blast, which happened around 8:05 p.m. on Hale Street and Butler Avenue, borough officials confirmed. In a 12 p.m. update, borough manager Justin Keller updated the number of deaths to five and said, "all were accounted for." Pottstown school officials canceled classes Friday. Posted by Alex Beam on Thursday, May 26, 2022 Posted by Alex Beam on Thursday, …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials
Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials Six people were hospitalized after a fire ravaged their family home in Allentown early Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. Firefighters arriving at the Washington Street row home around 6 a.m. found all three floors "fully involved in fire," Allentown Fire Captain John Christopher said. Two adults and four children were already out of the house by the time crews arrived, the fire captain said.  The residents were taken by EMS to Lehigh Valley - Cedar Crest for treatment of minor injuries and smoke inhalation, Capt. Christopher said. It is unknown whether any of the victims were …

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by Nicole Acosta
News
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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by Jillian Pikora
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Three People Hospitalized After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapsed (Photos) Three People Hospitalized After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapsed (Photos)
Three People Hospitalized After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapsed (Photos) Hours before President Biden was expected in Pennsylvania to speak about infrastructure, a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh. President Joe Biden plans to visit to Pittsburgh on Friday, January 28.Public Safety is making preparations for the President's stay in the city. Please take note of the travel and parking restrictions that will be in place.https://t.co/J14l216A3G pic.twitter.com/kOmuW9kLWl — Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) January 27, 2022 Forbes Avenue near Braddock closed when the bridge collapsed down into Frick Park at Squirrel Hill near Regent Square on Friday arou…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Gingerbread Building' Destroyed By Fire 'Gingerbread Building' Destroyed By Fire
'Gingerbread Building' Destroyed By Fire A fire "significantly damaged" a historic building in central Pennsylvania Thursday night, PennLive reports. The blaze spread through the third floor and out the windows of the "Gingerbread Building' on West Main Street in Mechanicsburg around 10:25 p.m. the outlet says. Firefighters knocked the fire down and began overhauling at around midnight. There were no injures reported and over a dozen people were being assisted by the Red Cross, the outlet reports. Shoutout to Mechanicsburg Fire Department and Upper Allen Fire Department for doing/continuing to do a great job. It’s... Posted …

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by Nicole Acosta
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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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Firefighter's Home Destroyed, Dog Killed In House Fire PA Firefighter's Home Destroyed, Dog Killed In House Fire
PA Firefighter's Home Destroyed, Dog Killed In House Fire A firefighter's dog was killed and their house was destroyed in a fire in central Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning, authorities say. A firefighter with the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department in Gettysburg lost their home in the 100 block of Solomon Road in Cumberland Township due to a fire that broke out at 2:09 a.m., according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The firefighter's dog died despite resuscitation efforts, according to a post on photojournalist Harrison Jones' Facebook page. Working house fire, box 22-1, 100 block of Solomon Road, Cumberland Township. Posted…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DEVELOPING: Woman Shot In Head, Barricaded Gunman Has Hostages In Lower Paxton Twp. DEVELOPING: Woman Shot In Head, Barricaded Gunman Has Hostages In Lower Paxton Twp.
Developing: Woman Shot In Head, Barricaded Gunman Has Hostages In Lower Paxton Twp. A gunman remains barricaded in the Pennswood apartments for a second day, as more details are released by area police. A 25-year-old woman who is the man's girlfriend and child's mother was shot in the head on Monday around 11:50 a.m., according to Lower Paxton Township police. The woman was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition. The hostages he has taken are the girlfriend's mother-- who lives in the apartment the man is barricaded in-- and his child. Communication has been established with the suspect. The situation started as a domestic violence dispute. Lower…

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by Jillian Pikora
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GOT HIM! Arsonist Arrested In Harrisburg GOT HIM! Arsonist Arrested In Harrisburg
GOT HIM! Arsonist Arrested In Harrisburg A man police believe set fire to a home with animals inside has been apprehended. Armonte Hamilton, 28, of Harrisburg was arrested within hours of crews knocking down the house fire he allegedly set. Swatara Police were dispatched to 209 N. 32nd Street for a person threatening to burn a dwelling during a domestic dispute on Saturday at approximately at 6:18 a.m. While officers were responding to the scene they were notified that Emergency Dispatch Services received calls reporting the house on fire, according to police. Upon arrival the officers found the front of the house heavily engul…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Seven Displaced By Duplex Fire In York Seven Displaced By Duplex Fire In York
Seven Displaced By Duplex Fire In York Seven people were displaced after their duplex was burned through on Saturday morning. Fire crews were called to the first block of North West Street. It was a smoky fire that could be seen streets away, as smoke billowed out the third-floor window. Two adults and five children were cared for by the Red Cross. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured, 4 Residents Displaced In Lancaster Fire Firefighter Injured, 4 Residents Displaced In Lancaster Fire
Firefighter Injured, 4 Residents Displaced In Lancaster Fire Two people-- including a firefighter-- were injured in a fire Lancaster on Friday night. Lancaster Township Fire Department responded to the house fire in the first block of Pickford Drive around 10:30 p.m. The fire started in the kitchen, spread to the attic and to the neighbor's house, according to officials. The Red Cross assisted three adults, a child and their pets with food, blankets and shelter. The estimated cost of the damage has not been made public.

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by Jillian Pikora