Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Pennsylvania House Fire: Officials Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Pennsylvania House Fire: Officials
Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Pennsylvania House Fire: Officials Batteries from a remote control hobby device sparked a basement fire that filled a Lebanon County home with smoke, fire officials said. The fire broke out just after 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 6 on Greble Road in Mt. Zion, according to the Mt. Zion Community Fire Company. Crews made entry through the basement Bilco doors, battling zero visibility from thick smoke. The fire was found burning inside the mechanical room, fire officials said. Mutual aid departments helped stretch additional hoses to the first floor, ladder the second story, ventilate the home, and draft water from an on-s…
Woman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Man, Setting Fires Inside PA Home: Cops Woman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Man, Setting Fires Inside PA Home: Cops
Woman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Man, Setting Fires Inside PA Home: Cops A woman killed herself after fatally shooting a man and setting multiple fires inside their Pennsylvania home, authorities said. Police and firefighters were called to 6524 Fairfax Drive in Lower Paxton around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, for a residential fire with possible entrapment, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police. Inside the burning home, firefighters found Alysse Saucedo, 33, unresponsive in a second-floor hallway. She was pulled from the home but never regained consciousness, police said. A second person, later identified as Gary Gibson, 40, was found …
Couple Killed In Fire That Destroyed Philly Family’s 125-Year-Old Home Couple Killed In Fire That Destroyed Philly Family’s 125-Year-Old Home
Couple Killed In Fire That Destroyed Philly Family’s 125-Year-Old Home A two-alarm blaze that tore through a twin home in East Germantown has left a family shattered — claiming two lives, gutting a 125-year-old home, and leaving generations of memories buried in the rubble. Firefighters with the Philadelphia Fire Department responded at around 5 p.m. to the 500 block of Brinton Street on Thursday, March 27, where a two-alarm fire ripped through a historic home that had been in one family for more than six decades, officials said. More than 110 PFD members worked the scene, though the home was decimated by the fire. pic.twitter.com/jUG5sovrRo — Philadelphia…
Molotov Cocktail Arson Suspect Waives Hearing In Pennsylvania: DA Molotov Cocktail Arson Suspect Waives Hearing In Pennsylvania: DA
Molotov Cocktail Arson Suspect Waives Hearing In Pennsylvania: DA A West Grove man accused of chucking a Molotov cocktail inside a Chester County business while people were still inside — then trying to carjack two vehicles — is heading to trial. Agustin Cisneros-Bedolla, 42, waived his preliminary hearing on Friday, March 21, nearly three weeks after prosecutors say he set a fire that could have killed employees at a bakery in London Grove Township. According to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, the firebombing happened at Squire’s Pantry on Gap Newport Pike just after Cisneros-Bedolla bought a lighter and gum on Saturday, March 1. He left …
Heathrow Airport Flights Resuming After London Power Station Fire (UPDATE) Heathrow Airport Flights Resuming After London Power Station Fire (UPDATE)
Heathrow Airport Flights Resuming After London Power Station Fire (Update) Flights resumed at Heathrow Airport in London after a massive fire at a nearby substation shut down power to two terminals. Heathrow announced the restart of flights in a Facebook update on Friday, Mar. 21. The airport was closed after the fire knocked out power, forcing more than 1,350 flights worldwide to be canceled or rerouted. The airport urged travelers not to head to Heathrow unless advised by their airline. "Our teams have worked tirelessly since the incident to ensure a speedy recovery," Heathrow posted. "We're now safely able to restart flights, prioritising repatriation and…
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…
Massive Fire Erupts At Former Dixie Cup Factory In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING) Massive Fire Erupts At Former Dixie Cup Factory In Pennsylvania (DEVELOPING)
Massive Fire Erupts At Former Dixie Cup Factory In Pennsylvania (Developing) A massive fire broke out at the former Dixie Cup Factory in Wilson Borough early Friday morning, Northampton County dispatchers confirmed. The fire at the vacant industrial site at South 24th Street and Washington Boulevard was reported at 6:41 a.m. on Friday, March 14, dispatchers said. Fire crews remain at the scene battling the blaze. No injuries have been reported at this time. Click here or the players below for videos or the blaze and emergency response: The old *Dixie* cup factory is on fire. Posted by Rachel Henninger on Friday, March 14, 2025 Drivers are advised to avoid …
6-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed, 8-Year-Old Boy Critical In North Philly Rowhome Fire: Officials 6-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed, 8-Year-Old Boy Critical In North Philly Rowhome Fire: Officials
6-Year-Old Girl, Woman Killed, 8-Year-Old Boy Critical In North Philly Rowhome Fire: Officials A young girl and a woman were killed, and a boy was left fighting for his life after flames ripped through a North Philadelphia rowhome early Friday, March 14, officials confirmed. Firefighters rushed to the 3000 block of North 4th Street in the Fairhill section around 3:30 a.m., finding the home engulfed in smoke and flames pouring from the basement, authorities said. Two elderly residents were freed from a security cage on the front porch before firefighters charged inside for rescues, Acting Executive Chief Daniel McCarty said. Inside the basement, they found a 6-year-old girl and a…
Million-Dollar Bryn Mawr Mansion Engulfed In Flames Overnight: Fire Crews Million-Dollar Bryn Mawr Mansion Engulfed In Flames Overnight: Fire Crews
Million-Dollar Bryn Mawr Mansion Engulfed In Flames Overnight: Fire Crews A massive fire ripped through a million-dollar log-cabin-style home on the Main Line, drawing a response from multiple fire companies across two counties late Thursday night, March 14. The inferno broke out in the 400 block of South Ithan Avenue in Bryn Mawr just after 11 p.m., fire officials said.  Crews from Radnor, Bryn Mawr, and surrounding fire companies rushed to the scene, battling the intense blaze as it spread through the large home. Despite the severity of the fire, all occupants made it out safely, and no injuries have been reported. South Ithan Avenue remains closed b…
PA Family Left With Nothing After Raging Fire Destroys Home—How You Can Help PA Family Left With Nothing After Raging Fire Destroys Home—How You Can Help
PA Family Left With Nothing After Raging Fire Destroys Home—How You Can Help A Palmyra family lost everything when a raging fire tore through their home, forcing them to flee with just the clothes on their backs as firefighters battled the intense flames, authorities said. Flames erupted inside the frame duplex on the 300 block of North College Street around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, rapidly engulfing the first floor before spreading to the second floor and roof in brutal cold and windy conditions, according to the Palmyra Volunteer Fire Company. With the fire raging out of control, a second alarm was struck, drawing in mutual aid companies to help. Within min…
Box Truck Engulfed In Flames On Route 422: Pennsylvania State Police Box Truck Engulfed In Flames On Route 422: Pennsylvania State Police
Box Truck Engulfed In Flames On Route 422: Pennsylvania State Police A white box truck caught fire along Route 422 East in Montgomery County, prompting an emergency response, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, March 3. The fire broke out at mile marker 185.5, just west of Indian Head Road, troopers said. Firefighters and tow crews were dispatched to the scene to contain the blaze and clear the roadway. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana
Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana Mason Alexander, a freshman on the University of Pittsburgh football team, was killed in a fiery car crash in Fishers, Indiana, on Saturday night, March 2, authorities confirmed. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a vehicle fire with entrapment at 10900 block of Florida Road around 9:03 p.m., dispatch records show. Alexander, 18, was a passenger in a 2016 BMW 340 traveling south on Florida Road from 113th Street when the driver attempted to pass another vehicle, investigators said. As the BMW crested a hill near Geist Park, it entered the northbound lane and swer…