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Child Hospitalized, Residents Rescued From York Rowhouse Fire: Chief Child Hospitalized, Residents Rescued From York Rowhouse Fire: Chief
Child Hospitalized, Residents Rescued From York Rowhouse Fire: Chief A child was hospitalized following a row home fire in York County on Wednesday evening, Aug. 21, according to York Area United Fire and Rescue. The call to the two-alarm fire at the row home located at 525 South Albermarle Street in Spring Garden Township came in at 11:35 p.m. according to a release by the York Area United Fire and Rescue Fire Chief Daniel J. Hoff.  The firefighters "arrived to find heavy fire coming from the first-floor," Chief Hoff wrote, adding they also had "reports of people trapped on the second and third floors." Two adults were recused by crews using ladd…
Massive Fire In Chester Co. Calls Fire Depts. Across PA, MD (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Massive Fire In Chester Co. Calls Fire Depts. Across PA, MD (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Massive Fire In Chester Co. Calls Fire Depts. Across PA, MD (Photos, Video) A fire tore through downtown Oxford overnight on Wednesday, Sept. 13, displacing dozens and devastating multiple buildings, according to Borough leadership. The blaze broke out on South Third Street between Market and Hodgson streets around 11:30 p.m., affecting six buildings in the Borough’s historic downtown, officials said in a statement. Please pray for Oxford Borough and those effected! Main street(S. Third, Market to Hodgson Street) buildings and... Posted by Nedra Herman on Thursday, September 14, 2023 The buildings are mixed-use with commercial space on the first floor and re…
Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Pennsylvania Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Pennsylvania
Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Pennsylvania Three charter bus passengers died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Sunday night, Aug. 6, authorities said. A Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton,, Pennsylvania State Police said. That's when the bus veered the north side of the highway and went onto the grassy roadside, hit and embankment, and overturned just before 11:50 p.m., PSP said in a release. The roof of the Val Hool bus struck the back e…
Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials
Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials Five people are now confirmed dead due to the flash flooding in Bucks County over the weekend, while officials continue to search for the two children — including a 9-month-old baby — who are still missing, according to Upper Makefield police.  Authorities said early on Sunday, July 16 that the bodies of two women and one man who had been swept away in the flash floods had been recovered from areas across Upper Makefield, Daily Voice reported. By late Sunday, the bodies of two other women had been recovered, the police department said.  "So in total, we had seven people missing in the flo…
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…
Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County
Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County A struck gas line appears to have leveled a home and injured two people in Dauphin County, according to crews on the scene.  A home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to emergency dispatch.  The neighborhood was evacuated and is sheltering in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania.  Currently at the scene on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township for a gas line explosion and structure fire. Posted by DJM News Media on Tuesday, Dec…
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police A Lebanon City accused meth cooker hid under a boat as his apartment exploded just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, city police said in a statement sent to Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 8.  Brian Scott Gingrich, 57, of 207 East Cumberland Street fled from his home as "components...to manufacture the drug (methamphetamine) within the apartment" exploded, city police say.  He "was not on scene at (the) arrival of the fire department," police state in the release.  A fireman was chemically burned, but it was reportedly minor and he was not hospitalized.  …
Resident Killed, Firefighters Hurt As Blaze Burns Down PA Home, Reports Say Resident Killed, Firefighters Hurt As Blaze Burns Down PA Home, Reports Say
Resident Killed, Firefighters Hurt As Blaze Burns Down PA Home, Reports Say A person has died and four fighters have been injured in a house fire in central Pennsylvania, according to multiple media outlets. Emergency crews were called to the fire in the first block of Logan Street in Lewistown around 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 19, Fox43 reports citing emergency dispatch. Truck & crew spent hours on the 4 alarm fire in Lewistown overnight, Engine & crew transferred to Brooklyn 13. Prayers to everyone that was affected by the fire. Posted by Mifflintown Hose Co #1 on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Four firefighters were burned— two of which were taken to an …
50 People Displaced By Apartment Fire In Central PA 50 People Displaced By Apartment Fire In Central PA
50 People Displaced By Apartment Fire In Central PA Fifty people were displaced from their homes due to an apartment fire in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Apr. 10, according to the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. Crews were called to reports of a fire in the 700 block of Garden Drive in Harrisburg around 9 a.m., according to the American Red Cross. Twelve apartments in the building were affected and 48 people were originally reported as displaced— although that number was later increased to 50, according to the ARC. The displaced received meals, blankets, and other emergency needs by the Red Cross at the Chambers Hill fire de…
Susquehanna Firefighters Battle House Fire Across Street From Fire Station: Report Susquehanna Firefighters Battle House Fire Across Street From Fire Station: Report
Susquehanna Firefighters Battle House Fire Across Street From Fire Station: Report An electrical fire caused serious damage to a house -- but luckily first responders were literally right across the street to help. The fire broke out at a home in the 3700 block of North 6th Street in Susquehanna Township-- across the street from Rescue Fire Company #1 and the American Red Cross, abc27 reports citing the Susquehanna Township Fire Marshal George Drees. A portion of North 6th Street was closed while crews battled the blaze, the outlet reports. The cost of the damage is estimated at $30,000 but it could have been worse if crews were not nearby. Click here to read more…
8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire 8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire
8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire Eight children and four adults were confirmed dead in a fire that swept through a Philadelphia rowhouse early Wednesday morning, city officials said. Had the smoke alarms in the N. 23 Street building been working properly, though, things might have turned out differently, Mayor Jim Kenney's office said in a news release.  “This is, without a doubt, one of the most tragic days in our city’s history,” said Kenney, the son of a firefighter, at a news conference Wednesday. “Losing so many kids is just devastating.” Fire companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming …
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday confirmed the death of a resident in a late-night Paterson house fire that responders said could have been much worse. Firefighters moved quickly to keep the four-alarm Lafayette Street blaze from spreading, snuffing the threat such a fire posed to the neighborhood of tightly bunched wood-frame houses barely two blocks from the Passaic River. Paterson's bravest responded to a call of a fire with people possibly trapped at 103 Lafayette Street shortly after 11 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief William Henderson said. Firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor,…
Two-Vehicles Crash Into Central PA House Causing Massive Fire, Police Say Two-Vehicles Crash Into Central PA House Causing Massive Fire, Police Say
Two-Vehicles Crash Into Central PA House Causing Massive Fire, Police Say Multiple families were displaced and one person was hospitalized after two vehicles crashed into a home causing a large fire on Thursday night, according to police. Crews were called to a motor vehicle into a home at the corner of Cocalico Road and West Route 897 in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County Thursday around 7:15 p.m., Lancaster County-Wide Communications dispatchers told Daily Voice. Ephrata Police were also called to the area for the two-vehicle accident resulting in a vehicle fire and then a dwelling fire, police said in a release on early Friday morning. The cars into…