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Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS) Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS)
Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (Photos) A cellphone charge burst into flames South Central Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, Oct. 30, officials explained.  The duplex fire broke out in the 200 block of East Canal Street in the village of Sand Beach at 5:09 a.m., according to Union Deposit Volunteer Fire Company 47. A cellphone charger plugged into an overused power strip exploded, sparking the blaze that quickly spread through that home, officials explained.  "All residents got out safely," according to the release.  Four adults, two children, two dogs, and three cats were displaced but tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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26 Children Among Displaced In Massive Central PA Rowhome Fire: Authorities 26 Children Among Displaced In Massive Central PA Rowhome Fire: Authorities
26 Children Among Displaced In Massive Central PA Rowhome Fire: Authorities A second-story air conditioning unit caught fire and burned through seven rowhomes in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May 24, authorities say.  Harrisburg Bureau of fire crews were called to the fire in the 2400 block of Reel Street at 8:10 p.m., according to dispatchers and the bureau's Facebook.  The fire quickly spread to seven homes and seriously damaged four of them, fire officials say.  On May 24, 2022 - units were dispatched after receiving multiple calls reporting a structure fire. Units arrived on scene to a fire that had spread to multiple units of a rowhome. The box was up…

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by Jillian Pikora