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House fire
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys PA House; Photos Show Intense Blaze
200 block of West Pine StreetA fire destroyed a home in Cumberland County on Wednesday morning, according to officials. Fire crews responded to a house fire on the 200 block of West Pine Street in South Middleton Township around 9:50 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames and thick smoke engulfing the structure, as seen in photos from the scene. Details on possible injuries have not been released, but two people were displaced and assisted by the Red Cross. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Explosion Rocks PA Home, Injuries Reported (
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An explosion and fire tore through a Pennsylvania home along South 9th Street just after 12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, disptachers explained. Firefighters and emergency responders were called to the scene of a reported house explosion followed by a fire along the 300 block of South 9th Street in Connellsville just after noon, Fayette County 911 confirmed. Emergency crews arrived to find the home engulfed in flames, with residents evacuated from nearby houses as a safety precaution. While the extent of injuries remains unconfirmed, initial reports suggest that at least one person may…
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Firefighters Injured In PA House Fire, Spotted By Amazon Driver: Officials (
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An Amazon Delivery Driver spotted a house fire that ended up sending two firefighters to the hospital on Thursday, Oct. 31, officials say. After the Amazon Driver made the 911 call, firefighters from both Pennsylvania and Maryland were dispatched to the blaze at the home near Sunspot and Spur trails in Carroll Valley Borough at 2:25 p.m. They arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames, but thankfully no one was home. Two firefighters were taken to an area hospital for medical attention while battling the blaze. They have since been released.
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'Negligent' Lebanon Family Charged After $17K Raised Following Fatal Fire Of Infant: Affidavit
A dad, mom, and grandma have been charge for endangering the lives of four children when 4-year-old playing with a lighter caused a fire killing an infant, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31. Barbara Miller, 59; Jessica Ann Miller, 25; and Brian Scott Navarre, 28, were charged with multiple counts of endangering the welfare of children on Oct. 25 for "the negligent death of an infant," the Lebanon County District Attorney's office details in press release. The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Bra…
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Explosive Fatal Fire In Chester County: PA State Police (
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A house fire in Chester County involved one confirmed fatality, Pennsylvania State Police announced. "During the preliminary investigation, it has been determined that there is one confirmed fatality," state police said in a news release. The fire happened at a home on Hunters Run Road in Honey Brook Township at about 5 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. Troopers responded with the Honey Brook and East Brandywine fire companies to find a fully involved house fire, according to state police. An explosion caused the fire, according to multiple media outlets. However, Daily Voice has rec…
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PA Teen Hospitalized After Rescuing Neighbor During House Fire: Reports
A teenage hero and the woman he rescued from an Ephrata house fire are in the hospital, according to reports citing fire officials. The call to the fire in the 100 block of East Chestnut Street came into Lancaster County Wide Communications at 5:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to dispatch logs. The blaze soon closed the street near Grape Alley, as Fox43 reported. A neighbor came to rescue a resident and a dog from the home the outlet explained citing Jim Kiefer, the PIO for Ephrata Fire Co., who noted that two people were injured and taken to the hospital. The pair …
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DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials
DNA testing will be required to identify a woman who died in a fire at a rowhome built over 124 years ago, authorities explained on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and public records show. Three apartments within the rowhome burned in the 200 block of North 15th Street beginning around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the Dauphin County Department of Public Safety. Crews battled the blaze even as the roof collapsed, fire officials explained and videos and photos showed. 3rd Alarm Fire - North 15th Street, Harrisburg City Posted by Dustin Weese on Thursday, September 12, 202…
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Residents Jump From Homes To Escape Rowhome Fire In Lancaster
Residents jumped from a second-story window to escape a fire in Lancaster on Tuesday, Aug. 27, authorities said. Two homes were involved in the fire on Woodward Street and were quickly extinguished by fire crews, Lancaster firefighters said on Facebook.
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Lightning Strike Causes House Fire In York County (
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A lighting strike started a house fire in York County on Tuesday night, Aug. 6, multiple fire companies announced the following morning. The strike hit the roof/attic of a home in the 800 block of Elham Drive at 6:04 a.m., according to the York County Department of Emergency Services. Crews battling the blaze. Yorkana Fire Company Crews battling the blaze Yorkana Fire Company Crews arrived to find the split-level home with an active fire on the first floor and in the attic, officials explained issuing the following statement in a release: "Crews made …
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GoFundMe Launches To Help Family Who Escaped House Fire In Lititz
A GoFundMe has been launched to help a family who escaped from a house fire saving their lives but costing them all of them everything else — including the family dog and cat. Jim and Shannon Eves along with their daughter Ella, survived the fire at their home in the first block of West Orange Street in Lititz which started around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 25, according to the fundraiser started by their son Hunter's girlfriend, Cambrie Kagan, and an earlier release by the police. The road closed from Broad to Spruce streets, according to a separate release by the fire department. N…
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Coroner Reveals Cause Of Death For Manheim Mom (
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A 66-year-old mom of two has died following a house fire, authorities announced on Thursday, July 24. Beth Hill Yanni, of the 2600 block of Lebanon Road in Manheim, Rapho Township, was taken to Lancaster General Hospital after "being caught in a fire at her residence," as written in the Lancaster County Coroner's report. The fire broke out at her home around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 — she was pronounced dead in the trauma bay at 9:39 p.m., the coroner explained. Following an autopsy, her manner of death was ruled accidental and the cause was 'Smoke Inhalation and T…
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Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says
When Steelton firefighters were called to a blaze on Tuesday, one member of the department was shocked to hear the address — his family home, the Steelton Fire Department announced on July 3. "Steelton Fire experienced a tragedy that could not get any closer to hitting 'home,'" the department wrote in the release. The call to Firefighter Kyheir Gregg's mom's home in the 400 block of Penn Street in Bressler, Swatara Township came in around 5:30 p.m. on July 2, according to the Interim Chief of the Steelton Fire Department Stephen M. Brubacher II and a GoFundMe Gregg lau…
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6 Hospitalized Following Townhouse Fire In Hampden Township: Officials
Six people were taken to the hospital — including one person who jumped from an upper story— after a townhouse fire in Hampden Township on Monday morning. Fire crews were called to the 6300 block of Galleon Drive at 5:11 a.m. on June 20, according to emergency dispatchers. In all 12 fire companies responded to the scene. The fire was contained to one end of the building but there was smoke damage throughout, Safety Officer for Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Department Rick Flinn explained. One person threw a mattress onto a deck and jumped out a window — they, along with …
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