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EPHRATA ARSON: Retired Care Manager At LanCo Dept. Of Aging Set Bathtub On Fire EPHRATA ARSON: Retired Care Manager At LanCo Dept. Of Aging Set Bathtub On Fire
Ephrata 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…
FATAL FIRE: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies FATAL FIRE: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies
Fatal Fire: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies The Lebanon community is rallying for the Navarre and Miller families after a fire killed an infant, and burned three children under 5 years old and a grandmother, according to a GoFundMe verified by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16.  The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street in Lebanon at 9:52 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported.  "While Brian was at work his home caught fire with his 4 children (all 5 and under) and their grandmother inside," Amber Bouillon wrote in a GoFundMe she organized f…
Pottstown Man, 60, Dies From Burns Suffered In House Fire: Coroner Pottstown Man, 60, Dies From Burns Suffered In House Fire: Coroner
Pottstown Man, 60, Dies From Burns Suffered In House Fire: Coroner A 60-year-old man from Pottstown died of burns suffered in a house fire, authorities said. John Roddenberry was pronounced dead on Sunday, Aug. 18, at about 3:20 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner. The cause of death was burns over more than 50 percent of his body, the coroner said. The fire occurred on Sunday, Aug. 18 at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the 15 Block of W. 3rd Street, Pottstown. In addition to the coroner's office, the Pottstown Borough Police Department and the Pottstown Fire Department are investigating.