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Dental Records Identify Fatal Berks Fire Victim Dental Records Identify Fatal Berks Fire Victim
Dental Records Identify Fatal Berks Fire Victim Officials in Berks County have identified the woman killed in a house fire in Alsace Township on Wednesday, Jan. 25.  First responders were called to the 100 block of Magnolia Lane just after 4:30 a.m. and found "heavy fire" on arrival, according to a statement by State Police. A woman was found dead inside, authorities said at the time.  The victim is now identified as 71-year-old Dana Oakes, who lived at the residence. Forensic pathologists and odontologists with the county Coroner's Office were able to establish her identity with the use of dental records, according to the rele…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Reading Officials ID Teen Victim, Reveal Cause Of Deadly Fire Reading Officials ID Teen Victim, Reveal Cause Of Deadly Fire
Reading Officials ID Teen Victim, Reveal Cause Of Deadly Fire Authorities in Reading have identified the 13-year-old girl killed in a two-alarm house fire early on Saturday, Jan. 21.  Empressi Martin was sleeping on the third floor at 630 Summit Avenue when the fire began just after 4 a.m., the city Fire Department said in a statement. Her cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation, they added.  Firefighters also identified the 56-year-old man who was badly burned in the blaze as David Martin. He was rescued from the home's basement and remains at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest in critical condition with smoke inhalation and burns,…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Two Children, Adult Dead In Pittsburgh Area House Fire Two Children, Adult Dead In Pittsburgh Area House Fire
Two Children, Adult Dead In Pittsburgh Area House Fire Two children and one adult were killed in a Pittsburgh area house fire that left 10 others displaced overnight. The blaze broke out around 2 a.m. on the 3400 block of McClure Avenue and quickly grew to three alarms Saturday, Dec. 17, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire said. A woman was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition, and another woman and eight children were safely evacuated from the home. As firefighters were fighting the flames, three people were still unaccounted for. The bodies of two children and one young adult were later recovered from inside the home. The Ame…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman, 32, Found Dead At Scene Of Montco Fire: Coroner Woman, 32, Found Dead At Scene Of Montco Fire: Coroner
Woman, 32, Found Dead At Scene Of Montco Fire: Coroner Montgomery County officials have released the name of the woman found dead at the scene of a Limerick Township house fire on Tuesday, Dec. 14.  Amanda Lynn Cogorno, 32, was found dead on the third floor of a home on the 400 block of Swamp Pike around 11:30 a.m., First Deputy Coroner Alexander Balacki confirmed to Daily Voice.  Cogorno's official cause of death is still pending.  Fire officials have not identified the cause of the blaze, but cautioned Limerick residents to keep their distance while firefighters battled the flames midday Tuesday.  Please use caution on Swamp Pike in Li…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Gunshot Victim At Schuylkill Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters ID'd: Reports Gunshot Victim At Schuylkill Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters ID'd: Reports
Gunshot Victim At Schuylkill Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters ID'd: Reports A man found dead at the scene of a Schuylkill County house fire that killed two firefighters died as the result of a gunshot to the head, multiple outlets write.  As Daily Voice has previously reported, Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36, and firefighter Marvin Gruber, 59, responded to a blaze with the New Tripoli Fire Company at 1121 Clamtown Rd. in West Penn Township around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Both Paris and Gruber became trapped inside the burning home during the rescue and were removed in critical condition. They later succumbed to their injuries. The Berkel…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Massive PA Fire Leaves Beloved Grandparents With Nothing 'Except The Clothing On Their Backs' Massive PA Fire Leaves Beloved Grandparents With Nothing 'Except The Clothing On Their Backs'
Massive PA Fire Leaves Beloved Grandparents With Nothing 'Except The Clothing On Their Backs' Support is on the rise for a pair of beloved grandparents who family members say lost everything “except the clothing on their backs” in a massive Pennsylvania fire Tuesday morning. The blaze broke out on Timberline Rd between Cypress and 248 in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, and shut down the road shortly before 8 a.m., the volunteer fire company said. We are currently operating at a fire on Timberline Rd between Cypress and 248. The road is closed. Please stay clear of the area. Posted by Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Co. on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Responding crews found a …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Three Victims Killed In North Philly House Fire: Reports Three Victims Killed In North Philly House Fire: Reports
Three Victims Killed In North Philly House Fire: Reports Three people were killed in a house fire in north Philadelphia, multiple outlets are reporting.  Firefighters were dispatched to a two-story house on the 3100 block of North Croskey Street in upper north Philadelphia for a structure fire at around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, according to reports.  Despite strong firefighting and skilled EMS care, it was a tragic night in North Philly for the community and for our members. Please keep them all in your thoughts. pic.twitter.com/SbzzKDjGdM — Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) November 15, 2022 There, a 58-year-old woman and a 62-year-o…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Girl Critical, Firefighter Hurt In Philadelphia Fire: Reports Girl Critical, Firefighter Hurt In Philadelphia Fire: Reports
Girl Critical, Firefighter Hurt In Philadelphia Fire: Reports A girl rescued from a Philadelphia house fire was in serious condition as of early on Tuesday, Oct. 25, multiple outlets report.  First responders were dispatched to a home on the 3100 block of Custer Street in the city's Kensington neighborhood around 7 a.m., according to the reports.  The 7-year-old girl was pulled from the home's second floor and rushed to Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children, where her condition was described as "critical," Fox29 reported. PFD members provided emergency medical care & transport for one person who was rescued from this fire today in Kensing…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Homeowner Trying To Save Dog Coaxed Out By Neighbor, Police In Lehigh County Fire: Report Homeowner Trying To Save Dog Coaxed Out By Neighbor, Police In Lehigh County Fire: Report
Homeowner Trying To Save Dog Coaxed Out By Neighbor, Police In Lehigh County Fire: Report A two-alarm fire in Lehigh County claimed the life of a dog and hospitalized an adult, fire officials said. Emergency personnel were dispatched to Glencrest Mobile Home Park in Washington Township just after 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17 for a house fire, said the Slatington Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook.  A neighbor rushed to the burning home and found the homeowner in the kitchen, trying to extinguish the blaze and rescue his dog, according to a report from LehighValleyLive.com.  The man was reluctant to leave his pet behind, but was coaxed out of the building by a pa…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Allentown House Fire Injures 1, Displaces 2 More, Officials Say Allentown House Fire Injures 1, Displaces 2 More, Officials Say
Allentown House Fire Injures 1, Displaces 2 More, Officials Say One Allentown resident was injured and two others were displaced by a house fire on the 1800 block of Washington Street around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, fire officials said. The blaze began in an upstairs bedroom, where firefighters managed to contain it, according to fire Capt. John Christopher.  An adult male suffered burns to the "face and back area" and smoke inhalation, he said, while two other residents — one adult and one child — escaped unharmed. The injured man was treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township, but his present condition was not immed…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Woman, 87, Dies Nine Days After Being Rescued From Burning Allentown Home: Authorities Woman, 87, Dies Nine Days After Being Rescued From Burning Allentown Home: Authorities
Woman, 87, Dies Nine Days After Being Rescued From Burning Allentown Home: Authorities An 87-year-old woman who was rescued from an Allentown house fire last month has died from her injuries, authorities said. Nancy L. Joseph, of Allentown, died Sunday, Oct. 2 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after she was rescued from a house fire on Friday, Sept. 23 on the 700 block of E. Tilghman Street, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Joseph died of complications from smoke inhalation, the coroner said.  A second person was also pulled from the burning home, and brought to a local hospital. Authorities initially said both victims were in stable condition. …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley
Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley Three firefighters were sent to a nearby hospital after a floor collapsed while they were battling a blaze in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. The Palmer Municipal Fire Department responded to a two-alarm house fire in Lower Nazareth Township just after 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, the squad said. While dousing the blaze, two of the department’s “bravest” firefighters were working on the second floor when it collapsed, causing them to fall through to the first floor, PMFD said. Update on our injured firefighters; Just after 9pm Sunday night, PMFD was dispatched to a second al…

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by Valerie Musson