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U-Haul Explodes In Pennsylvania: Fire Officials (
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A garage and a home were damaged when a U-Haul truck exploded spraying someone's personal belongings in a Pennsylvania neighborhood, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 2. The explosion of the 2022 Ford F-650 U-Haul box truck happened in a driveway in Lafayette Township at 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities explained. "The fully loaded 26-foot vehicle contained household and personal items," Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Rescue stated in a release. The total cost of the damage to the U-Haul is estimated at $50,000, according to police. The cost of the d…
Police & Fire
Shenandoah Borough Police Save Baby From House Fire: PSP
An 18-month-old is hospitalized but safe after being pulled from a burning home by a police officer on Friday, Dec. 22, according to authorities. Multiple fire departments were called to a blaze with entrapment at 260 Indiana Avenue in Shenandoah Heights just before noon, state police said in a release. Shenandoah Borough Police Officer Mark Hysock responded to the scene and went inside the burning home, heading for the third floor, troopers said. Hysock crawled down a smoke-filled hallway to the front bedroom where the toddler was trapped before grabbing the child and cr…
Police & Fire
Five Pets Pulled From Lehigh County Blaze, Authorities Say
Five animals were rescued from a three-alarm fire in a quiet Lehigh County neighborhood early on Sunday morning, authorities say. First responders with the Lynnport and New Tripoli community fire companies were called to 8307 Creamery Road in Lynn Township at about 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 19, state police said in a statement. Firefighters established a water supply and got to work controlling the spread, fire companies said on Facebook. Tanker 1421, Engine’s 1411, 1412 and UTV 1493 along with 14 volunteers responded to assist St.17 with a 3rd alarm fire.... Posted by Lynnport Community F…
Police & Fire
Good Samaritans Rescue Pair From Burning House In Bucks County: Report
Two people were rescued from a Bucks County home that went up in flames Saturday, July 9, WFMZ reports. A passing driver sprung into action when he spotted the burning house in Nockamixon Township, the outlet says. More than a dozen fire departments flocked to the home on the 8000 block of Easton Road just before 1 p.m. to fight the blaze, local fire companies said. He brought a ladder, but due to the smoke, only one of the trapped occupants could use it. He told the other to jump and caught her safely, according to the outlet. Crews were on scene for nearly three hours extinguishing …
Police & Fire
Man Swiftly Rescued After Falling Down Embankment In Lehigh Valley: FD
A person was swiftly rescued after falling down an embankment in the Lehigh Valley Tuesday, April 12, authorities said. Fire crews were battling a fire at a cement plant when they were called to a rescue on an embankment on Catasauqua Avenue in Whitehall Township, the Whitehall Bureau of Fire said. During the fire, Whitehall Bureau of Fire was dispatched to a rescue on Catasaqua Ave. For a fall down a embankment... Posted by Whitehall Township Bureau of Fire on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 The victim — an 80-year-old man — fell 15 to 30 feet and struck a tree, LehighValleyLive reports. …
Police & Fire
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing
Two women were airlifted to area hospitals and at least four dogs were missing following an explosion in Vineland Wednesday, multiple news outlets were reporting. Police rescued one person from the rubble while the other walked out of the Cornucopia Avenue home her own around 12:30 p.m., abc6 reports. The home exploded with such force that the walls blew off raining holiday decorations and building debris across the yard– leave nothing but the building’s foundation, multiple outlets say. The force of the explosion blew the walls out of the building and only left the cement foundation stan…
Police & Fire
Bensalem Police Rescue Unconscious House Fire Victim
Police were being recognized in Bensalem for their unconventional assistance in a fire rescue Wednesday evening. Crews responded to a working fire call at the Bucks County Meadows Apartments on Knights Road just after 5 p.m., according to Bensalem Fire Rescue. Firefighters stretched two waterlines to the smoke-filled building, allowing the kitchen fire to be quickly extinguished, officials said. An unconscious victim was rescued from the apartment by Bensalem Police and rushed to an area hospital by Bensalem EMS. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental in nature due to "ca…
Police & Fire
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: Police Extricate Driver In Fiery Levittown Crash
Police extricated the driver of a vehicle who hit a tree in Levittown late Friday night, fire officials said. The crash occurred just before midnight at Appletree Drive in Bristol Township, Levittown Fire Co. 2 said. The driver had been removed by police as fire crews arrived to put out a small fire in the engine compartment, which apparently had also been extinguished, the station said. Photos from the scene show a damaged tree. Circumstances around the crash were not immediately known.
Police & Fire
Reading Firefighters Rescue Unconcious Woman From House
Reading firefighters rescued an unconscious woman from a smoke-filled house Friday morning, authorities said. Fire crews arrived to find the Spring Street house on fire with smoke showing from the front door and basement around 9 a.m., according to Reading Fire Department. While firefighters were extinguishing the fire in the basement, an unconscious woman was found on the 2nd floor, authorities said. Crews quickly freed the woman and transferred her to EMS for medical treatment. Her condition is unknown. The Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.
Police & Fire
70-Year-Old Marine Corps Vet Jimmy 'The Cowboy' Johnson Saves Neighbor From Norristown Blaze
A 70-year-old Marine Corps veteran was remembered for his crucial role in a Norristown blaze when he rescued a neighbor from the burning three-story building Monday morning. Jimmy “The Cowboy” Johnson made the 9-1-1 call around 10 a.m. that notified firefighters of the dwelling fire in the 1000 block of Swede Street, authorities said. With the help of kids in the neighborhood, they all kicked in the door of the building and yelled for everyone to get out, authorities said. When he was told that there was someone trapped on the second floor, he went upstairs and saw a man engulfed in flames…
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2 Children Rescued From South Jersey House Fire Critical
Two children under the age of 10 were in critical condition after firefighters rescued them from a house fire in Gloucester County early Saturday morning. The children were trapped on the second floor of the West Washington Street blaze in Paulsboro, which broke out around 4:30 a.m., officials said. They were rushed to Kroger Hospital, where they were in critical condition as of Saturday morning. Four adults, meanwhile, were able to escape without injury -- including one who carried an infant out of the home, fire officials said. The fire is believed to have started in a common …
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