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Horse Rescued From Manure Pit In Lancaster County After Fire Company’s Training Pays Off Horse Rescued From Manure Pit In Lancaster County After Fire Company’s Training Pays Off
Horse Rescued From Manure Pit In Lancaster County After Fire Company’s Training Pays Off A horse was rescued from a manure pit in Lancaster County on Monday, July 7, the Robert Fulton Fire Company announced. Firefighters were dispatched to the 200 block of Cedar Hill Road in Little Britain Township at 8:20 a.m. for a report of a horse trapped in the pit. Engine 89-2, Brush 89, and Squad 89 responded, according to the fire company. Personnel used rescue slings and a crane truck to lift the horse out. The slings were donated by the towing and recovery division of Lancaster FleetPride, and the crane was supplied by SS Diesel Equipment LLC, the department said. The fire company cl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
New Wawa In PA Hosting Grand Opening: Here's What To Know New Wawa In PA Hosting Grand Opening: Here's What To Know
New Wawa In PA Hosting Grand Opening: Here's What To Know A Wawa is opening in Montgomery County and the convenience store chain will celebrate the new location. The new Wawa will be open at 157 Evergreen Road in Pottstown on Thursday, June 12, the company said in a news release. A countdown celebration will start at 7:45 a.m. before the store officially opens at 8 a.m. A grand opening ceremony will then be held at 8:30 a.m. The first 100 customers will get free "Popping Bubbles & Positivity" t-shirts. After a ribbon cutting, the store will host a "Hoagies for Heroes" sandwich-building competition between police officers and firefighter…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
High Man Carjacks BMW, Tries To Run Over Bystanders After Fiery Philadelphia Crash: Police High Man Carjacks BMW, Tries To Run Over Bystanders After Fiery Philadelphia Crash: Police
High Man Carjacks BMW, Tries To Run Over Bystanders After Fiery Philadelphia Crash: Police A chaotic scene unfolded in Philadelphia when a man allegedly carjacked a BMW and attempted to run over bystanders after his own car crashed into a tree and burst into flames, police said. The mayhem began at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Sweetbriar Drive and Lansdowne Drive, authorities detailed in a preliminary report. A witness saw an unidentified Toyota sedan engulfed in flames after crashing into a tree. When the witness approached to help, the driver—who appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance—became aggressive and attempted to assault him. The wi…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Small Plane Crashes Near Doylestown Airport—Pilot Miraculously Unharmed (UPDATE) Small Plane Crashes Near Doylestown Airport—Pilot Miraculously Unharmed (UPDATE)
Small Plane Crashes Near Doylestown Airport—Pilot Miraculously Unharmed (Update) A single-engine plane overturned while attempting an emergency landing near the Doylestown Airport, but the pilot miraculously escaped without injuries, officials said. Emergency Response First responders were dispatched around 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, to the 3800 block of Old Easton Road, where they found the aircraft upside down in a gravel parking lot, according to Buckingham Township Police. Pilot’s Account Authorities said the male pilot was able to exit the plane on his own and reported experiencing mechanical issues shortly after takeoff. He had attempted to return to the airpor…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Support Swells For Beekeeper, School Staffer Who Lost Entire Home In PA Fire Support Swells For Beekeeper, School Staffer Who Lost Entire Home In PA Fire
Support Swells For Beekeeper, School Staffer Who Lost Entire Home In PA Fire Support is flooding in for a Pennsylvania beekeeper and elementary school staffer who lost her entire home to a fire. Chester County resident Anne Svelling was attempting to warm her West Chester home with a fire in the fireplace when flames spread throughout the house early Tuesday, Jan. 21, according to a GoFundMe. “Anne and her daughter Hannah, and their pets, escaped the fire safely,” said campaign organizer Johnny DiGiuseppe. Unfortunately, the family’s home wasn’t as lucky. Dozens of firefighters worked tirelessly to contain the flames in frigid temperatures with limited water resou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Shot By Ex-Boyfriend, Crashes Car In Philadelphia (DEVELOPING) Woman Shot By Ex-Boyfriend, Crashes Car In Philadelphia (DEVELOPING)
Woman Shot By Ex-Boyfriend, Crashes Car In Philadelphia (Developing) A 26-year-old woman was shot twice by her ex-boyfriend and later crashed into a parked car in Philadelphia’s West Mount Airy neighborhood, police announced. The domestic violence incident began just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, along the 300 block of West Upsal Street, authorities said. Officers responded to a dispute between the victim and her 39-year-old ex-boyfriend, though no arrests were made at the time. Around 11:30 p.m., the woman was driving westbound in her Buick on Upsal Street when her ex-boyfriend allegedly pulled up alongside her in a white sedan, pulled out a gun, and fi…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Robesonia Man Killed In Skid Loader Accident At Lebanon County Business (UPDATE) Robesonia Man Killed In Skid Loader Accident At Lebanon County Business (UPDATE)
Robesonia Man Killed In Skid Loader Accident At Lebanon County Business (Update) A worker for a Lebanon County construction company was killed in a skid loader accident on Friday, Jan. 3, police said. The victim has been identified as Clinton Devon Martin, 34, of Robesonia, Millcreek Township Police in a news release. Martin, a six-year employee of TLS Equipment LLC, was found pinned under the elevated arms of a skid loader by coworkers at the business on the 100 block of Stricklerstown Loop Road in Newmanstown, police said. The incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. Workers used equipment to lift the skid loader, which was still running at the time, off Martin, polic…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Montgomery County: Police (UPDATE) Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Montgomery County: Police (UPDATE)
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Montgomery County: Police (Update) A 77-year-old woman died after being rescued from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a car in the water at 601 Righter's Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd at 9:08 a.m., the Lower Merion Township Police Department told Daily Voice. The vehicle the woman was in rolled down a hill from a gym parking lot in the area, a 6abc Action News report states. She was pulled from the vehicle by two Lower Merion Township police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter who were the first to arrive, p…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Fire At Popular Bucks County Restaurant Destroys 10 Businesses: 'Devastating' Fire At Popular Bucks County Restaurant Destroys 10 Businesses: 'Devastating'
Fire At Popular Bucks County Restaurant Destroys 10 Businesses: 'Devastating' A fire at a popular Bucks County restaurant and bar damaged approximately nine other businesses in the strip mall. Flames erupted at Andalusia Bar and Grill at 971 Bristol Pike in Grandview Plaza around 4 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, Bensalem Township Fire Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer said. Responders were met by heavy flames in the back of the building, bringing approximately 70 firefighters to the scene, Sponheimer said. The two-alarm blaze was under control by 5 a.m., but completely destroyed the Andalusia Bar & Grill, along with the 8 or 10 other businesses in the shopping cente…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into York County Home: Fire Officials (PHOTOS) Car Slams Into York County Home: Fire Officials (PHOTOS)
Car Slams Into York County Home: Fire Officials (Photos) A car plowed into a home in Etters early Thursday morning, Sept. 12, fire officials announced.  Firefighters were called to car into a home in the 2300 block of Old Trail Road at 12:36 a.m., according to the Newberry Township Fire Department and York County Department of Emergency Services.  The front end of the sedan was inside the home when firefighters arrived, as seen in photos they shared.  No injuries were reported.  The estimated cost of the damage was unavailable. 

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by Jillian Pikora
News
GoFundMe Launches For Family Man Killed In York County Mobile Home Fire GoFundMe Launches For Family Man Killed In York County Mobile Home Fire
GoFundMe Launches For Family Man Killed In York County Mobile Home Fire Exactly 28 minutes after a mobile home fire was reported, firefighters found an unconscious man and soon a call for a coroner was made on Thursday morning, according to York County Department of Emergency Services dispatchers and police. The man has been identified as a 54-year-old grandfather, Tracy "Duke" Emig, according to a release by the Northern York County Regional Police Department.  The fire was at the Meadow Run Mobile Home Park, as shown on Google Maps, and it was called into dispatch at 5:10 a.m., YCDES logs show. Firefighters arrived at the home on fire in the 5100 block …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Gas Leak Under Investigation In Doylestown: Officials (UPDATED) Gas Leak Under Investigation In Doylestown: Officials (UPDATED)
Gas Leak Under Investigation In Doylestown: Officials (Updated) Crews are at the scene of a reported gas leak in Doylestown, borough police said Wednesday, July 10.  The leak happened in the Doylestown Hunt Estates housing development just before noon, according to authorities.  Steeplechase Drive is closed from South Main Street to Birdsong Way while police and firefighters investigate, they added.  UPDATE: PECO crews are on the scene repairing the issue and Steeplechase Drive is back open for through traffic, police said Wednesday afternoon. 

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by Mac Bullock
News
Swimmer Drowns In Schuylkill River In Reading, Officials Say Swimmer Drowns In Schuylkill River In Reading, Officials Say
Swimmer Drowns In Schuylkill River In Reading, Officials Say One person died while swimming near Reading's Riverfront Park on Saturday, June 29, according to city officials.  Reading firefighters said the male victim was seen going into the water near "Penske Beach" and never came back out. Dive crews recovered his body and he was pronounced dead at this scene, first responders said.  Authorities did not report his name.  "Our thoughts are with the family and friends during this difficult time," City Hall said in a statement on Monday, July 1.  "The reality is that accidents occur, and sometimes, even under the best of circumsta…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police A fire at a Warminster home started when a "one-pot" methamphetamine lab exploded, according to police investigators.  Township firefighters responded to the 700 block of Lillian Lane around 10:30 p.m. on May 20, police said in a release.  They arrived to find smoke and a wet floor in the basement with a fire still raging inside the walls, officials said.  Investigators believe the fire started when a meth cooking operation exploded in the basement bathroom, police said. A state police team was called in to help dismantle the scene. The investigation is still ongoing and an…

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by Mac Bullock