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Chainsaw Attack At PA Construction Plant Sparks Terror Among Workers: Affidavit Chainsaw Attack At PA Construction Plant Sparks Terror Among Workers: Affidavit
Chainsaw Attack At PA Construction Plant Sparks Terror Among Workers: Affidavit A fired worker armed with a chainsaw stormed back into a Cumberland County construction company, destroyed equipment tied to flammable materials, and caused a panic among staff, Carlisle police announced on Wednesday, April 16. Richard Lee Sauder, 46, returned to Carlisle Construction Materials’ Plant 6 on the 1200 block of Ritner Highway around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 14—just hours after he was terminated over safety concerns, according to the affidavit. Armed with a chainsaw, Sauder entered the enclosed lot and hacked through three hoses used to unload flammable liquid materials from …

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Police & Fire
Stick Of Dynamite Explodes In Woman’s Hand In Pennsylvania: Police Stick Of Dynamite Explodes In Woman’s Hand In Pennsylvania: Police
Stick Of Dynamite Explodes In Woman’s Hand In Pennsylvania: Police A woman was injured when a stick of dynamite exploded in her hand in North Philadelphia on Thursday evening, March 13, authorities said. The blast happened around 7:08 p.m. on the 2000 block of North Stillman Street, according to police radio clips and 911 reports. Witnesses told authorities the woman had been handling the explosive when it detonated. The 66-year-old suffered serious injuries to both hands and was rushed by Philadelphia Fire Department medics to Temple University Hospital, where she was placed in stable condition, officials said. The Philadelphia Police Department’s bo…

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Police & Fire
Explosions Rock Home During Intense Lower Swatara Blaze, Firefighters Say Explosions Rock Home During Intense Lower Swatara Blaze, Firefighters Say
Explosions Rock Home During Intense Lower Swatara Blaze, Firefighters Say A raging house fire accompanied by explosions tore through a home on Union Street late Friday night, Feb. 28 prompting a multi-agency response, authorities announced on Saturday, March 1. Firefighters from Company 59, Lower Swatara Fire Department, Tanker 54, and Engine 54 were dispatched to the 1500 block of Union Street just before 10 p.m., to battle the blaze, according to first responders. Heavy fire engulfed the garage and rapidly spread into the home, fire crews said. Engine 59 arrived first on the scene, immediately deploying multiple hose lines to knock down the bulk of the flames w…

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News
'Small Explosion' At CDC Facility Near Pittsburgh: Officials 'Small Explosion' At CDC Facility Near Pittsburgh: Officials
'Small Explosion' At CDC Facility Near Pittsburgh: Officials A "small explosion" happened at a Center for Disease Control and Prevention facility in Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon, July 26, a spokesperson with the CDC told Daily Voice. The explosion happened at the Burceton Research Center located at 649 Cochran Mill Road in Jefferson Hills around 12:48 p.m. on Friday, a CDC official told us.  The CDC shares the site with two other federal agencies, and an outside vendor was "loading hazardous waste material into a truck for disposal was injured and was taken to an area hospital by ambulance," the spokesperson said noting that, "No f…

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by Jillian Pikora