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Police & Fire
Live Grenade Removed By Bomb Squad From PA Home: Police
A live grenade was removed from a Montgomery County home by the county sheriff's bomb squad on Sunday, Nov. 17, according to police. The grenade was found by a resident of the 2500 block of Line Lexington Road in Hatfield Township while they were using a metal detector at Greenlane Park, the Hatfield Police Department said in a news release. The resident was unsure if it was a live grenade and took it home, according to police. After getting the grenade home, the resident called police. Officers and firefighters with the Colmar Fire Department responded at 3:10 p.m., police said. Line…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Four-Alarm Warehouse Blaze in MontCo: Authorities
Fire crews responded to a four-alarm fire at a warehouse in Montgomery County at 12:54 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, according to authorities. The blaze was reported at the Dorman Products warehouse located at 3400 Walnut Street in Colmar, the Hatfield Police Department explained in a release on Tuesday night. The Colmar Volunteer Fire Company was initially dispatched to the scene with the Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company following a few minutes behind. Station 74 was dispatched @ 12:57pm to assist Colmar Fire Company on a building fire at Dorman Products on Walnut Street. Po…
News
Explosion Rocks PA Home, Injuries Reported (
Breaking
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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…
Police & Fire
Fire Crews Fight 3-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh County Apartment Complex: Authorities
Multiple fire departments responded to a three-alarm blaze at a Lehigh County apartment complex Friday, Oct. 25, according to authorities. The Whitehall Township Fire Department responded to the call to the Independence Square Apartments, located at 1 Maryland Circle, at 2:50 a.m., an operator at the Lehigh County 911 Call Center confirmed to Daily Voice. This apartment fire involved entrapment, according to a Coplay Fire Department Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 25. Rescue Engine 5 is currently standing by at our own station to cover Whitehall, while Whitehall Township Bureau of Fire o…
Police & Fire
Crews Battle Blaze At Solebury Home (
Photos
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A fire broke out at a home in Bucks County on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced later that day. The fire was reported in the 3000 block of Sugan Road at about 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Solesbury Township Police said. Multiple units responded. The home's Occupants were evacuated, and there were no injuries reported, according to police. Emergency crews responding to a house fire in the 3000 block of Sugan Road on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Solebury Police Department (Facebook) Sugan Road was closed between Creamery Road and Route 263, police said. However, a…
Police & Fire
Watch
: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Pennsylvania
Dozens of tenants have been evacuated after a roof and facade of a historic apartment complex collapsed and smashed onto the cars parked outside, according to Philadelphia police and video Daily Voice obtained through Citizen. Officials were called to the partial collapse in the Darrah School Apartments located in the 700 block of North 17 Street at 9:37 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, the police told us. Parts of the building structure fell onto the 1700 block of Folsom Street, police and fire first responders explained. No injuries were reported and all the tenants wer…
Police & Fire
Fire Prompts Evacuation At Central PA Pizza Hut: Authorities
A fire led officials to evacuate a Pizza Hut in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 3. The fire broke out at the Pizza Hut located at 320 North Reading Road near the intersection when Dutchland Avenue in Ephrata at 12:05 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. No injuries have been reported at the time of publishing. North Reading Road has been closed as crews work to knock down the blaze. A Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal has been called to the scene to investigate. Have photos or videos of this incident? Email them …
Weather
Homes Evacuated As Flash Floods Hit North Eastern PA
Homes were being evacuated in Lycoming as the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 12:34 p.m. on Friday in effect until 2:30 p.m. for Lycoming County. Evacuation announcements are occurring in the areas of Upper and Lower Cottage Avenue of Old Lycoming and Lycoming Townships, police said. Old Lycoming and Hepburn FD, along with LRPD and LCSO will be going door to door advising residents of Lycoming Creek's continual quick rise. LOYASOCK CREEK RAIN/FLOOD UPDATE. We are OPEN. The Sock is still rising. Most of …
Traffic
Gas Leak Closes Part Of William Penn Highway: Palmer Twp. PD (
Developing
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A major gas leak prompted evacuations in Palmer Township, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before noon on Thursday, Aug. 8. Both lanes of travel on William Penn Highway were closed as a result of the leak between Stones Crossing Road and Sheridan Drive, police said. The evacuation covered an area of more than 100 yards, they said. Emergency services and utility company crews were at the scene.
News
Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (
Developing
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A gas leak has led to an evacuation and traffic being diverted, Lancaster County authorities explained on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6. The gas leak happened at the intersection of East Bainbridge and South Spruce in Elizabethtown at 2:25 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. "Residents should avoid the area," Elizabethtown police said in a release at 3:09 p.m. A two-block perimeter has been evacuated as a precaution, LCWC explained. "The Elizabethtown Fire Department and Fire Police, Elizabethtown Police Department, and UGI are already on scene diverting…
News
'Hazmat Incident': Residents Evacuated On Multiple Philly Blocks, Police Say (
Updated
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A reported hazardous materials incident cleared multiple city blocks in South Philadelphia on Friday, July 19, according to authorities. A possible neighbor dispute and a strong smell of bleach and ammonia were reported on the 1200 block of South 22nd Street around 11:15 a.m., city police said. All residents on the 1200 block of South 22nd Street, the 2200 block of Oakford Street, and the 2200 block of Latona Street were evacuated, according to PPD. Counterterrorism, hazmat, and SWAT teams were also called to the scene. A barricade situation was declared at 1:05 p.m. …
News
Bomb
Threat
: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (
Developing
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A bomb threat prompted an evacuation at Franklin & Marshall College on Thursday, officials told Daily Voice. The alert about the threat at the college located at 637 College Avenue in Lancaster went out at 10:12 a.m. on July 11, according to the school's Department of Public Safety. The alert read as follows: "Several F&M campus employees received bomb threats via email. As a precaution, the College is moving everyone on campus to safe sites. Authorities are investigating. A notification will be sent when it is safe to return." Daily Voice reached out to F&M and reached …
Police & Fire
Arsonist Set Fire At Lackawanna County Building: Investigators
A Scranton man is charged with setting a fire at the Lackawanna County government building last week, according to city police. Paul Howard Strope Jr., 35, is also charged with risking catastrophe and reckless endangerment, authorities said. The 123 Wyoming Avenue fire started around 6:30 on Tuesday, June 26, Scranton police said. A meeting was in progress in a conference room when attendees smelled smoke wafting in through the building's HVAC system, according to authorities. The building was evacuated and firefighters "conducted suppression and ventilation activities," …
News
Wildwood Boardwalk, Theme Park Evacuated For Police Activity
A popular theme park was evacuated as part of a larger investigation into reports of a man with a gun along a Wildwood pier this weekend, as reported by 6abc. Photos shared to social media show police officers on the beach near Morey's Piers on Saturday, June 22. Cops searching 25th and the beach in North Wildwood! We have reporters on the scene gathering more info! Stay with us... Posted by Watch The Tramcar Please on Saturday, June 22, 2024 North Wildwood police said only that their presence and the evacuation of the pier was due to an incident circulating on social media, and s…