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DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials DNA Testing Required In Fatal Fire At 124-Year-Old Harrisburg Rowhome: Officials
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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by Jillian Pikora
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Residents Jump From Homes To Escape Rowhome Fire In Lancaster Residents Jump From Homes To Escape Rowhome Fire In Lancaster
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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by Jon Craig
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Lightning Strike Causes House Fire In York County (PHOTOS) Lightning Strike Causes House Fire In York County (PHOTOS)
Lightning Strike Causes House Fire In York County (Photos) 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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by Jillian Pikora
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GoFundMe Launches To Help Family Who Escaped House Fire In Lititz GoFundMe Launches To Help Family Who Escaped House Fire In Lititz
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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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Coroner Reveals Cause Of Death For Manheim Mom (UPDATE) Coroner Reveals Cause Of Death For Manheim Mom (UPDATE)
Coroner Reveals Cause Of Death For Manheim Mom (Update) 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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by Jillian Pikora
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Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says
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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by Jillian Pikora
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6 Hospitalized Following Townhouse Fire In Hampden Township: Officials 6 Hospitalized Following Townhouse Fire In Hampden Township: Officials
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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by Jillian Pikora