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$23K+ Raised For York County Family After Cats Spark Devastating House Fire $23K+ Raised For York County Family After Cats Spark Devastating House Fire
$23K+ Raised For York County Family After Cats Spark Devastating House Fire Over $23,000 has poured in for a York County family left homeless after a fire—started by a heater for stray cats—destroyed their home and claimed some of their beloved pets. Kelly Snyder, her husband Mike, and their daughter Julia were left with nothing after a blaze ripped through their home on Larkin Drive in Red Lion, Tuesday, Dec. 3. While seven cats were rescued by firefighters, two were tragically lost, and others are still unaccounted for. The family’s cousin, John McCarty, launched a GoFundMe campaign, which has already raised over $23,000 in donations from friends, family, neigh…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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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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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Chambersburg Man Killed In Fire ID'd Chambersburg Man Killed In Fire ID'd
Chambersburg Man Killed In Fire ID'd A 70-year-old man has been killed and two firefighters have been hurt fighting the blaze at a Chambersburg home late on Dec. 19, authorities say.  The fire broke out in the 100 block of Brumbaugh Avenue on Monday, around 10:42 p.m., according to the Chambersburg fire department. Upon arrival, crews learned from the neighbors' someone was trapped inside the home. Fire crews initially searched for the person but were forced to evacuate because the  conditions "rapidly deteriorated." Crews attempted to re-enter the home through a bedroom window and found Gary Lee Stevens Sr. dead i…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Firefighters Pinned In Basement When Gun Safe Falls Through Floor In Central Pennsylvania Firefighters Pinned In Basement When Gun Safe Falls Through Floor In Central Pennsylvania
Firefighters Pinned In Basement When Gun Safe Falls Through Floor In Central Pennsylvania A "MAYDAY" was called as two counties battled a blaze that had two firefighters pinned under a gun safe that fell through to the basement on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to fire officials.  The fire started in a home on the 100 block of Reservoir Road around 6:00 a.m., according to Bendersville Community fire department. As fire crews entered the home through the basement, the first floor immediately collapsed onto them, the chief details in the release.   Thankfully, crews from Adams and Cumberland counties were able to safely extract the two firefighters from the home— both only suffering…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire
Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire Support is on the rise for a Lehigh Valley police officer whose family home was destroyed in a tragic fire. The officer — a member of the Freemansburg Police Department — lost his family home following a fire in Plainfield Township around 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, the local volunteer fire company said. While the family and their pets were able to escape safely, the home was severely damaged and is uninhabitable, the department said. Meanwhile, nearly $1,400 had been raised on GoFundMe in just one day for the officer and his family. “The Freemansburg Police Department is asking for donati…

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by Valerie Musson