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Ebike Fire Sparks Barn Blaze In Penn Township: Fire Officials (PHOTOS) Ebike Fire Sparks Barn Blaze In Penn Township: Fire Officials (PHOTOS)
Ebike Fire Sparks Barn Blaze In Penn Township: Fire Officials (Photos) Fire crews were dispatched to a barn fire in Penn Township early Friday morning, Jan. 10, after an Ebike ignited outside the structure, the Penryn Fire Company announced. The fire broke out on Fairview Road at 4:25 a.m., according to the fire company. A caller reported that an Ebike parked against a barn had caught fire, officials said. The property owner used an extinguisher to knock down the flames before crews arrived. The assignment was held to Penryn Fire Company units, and no injuries were reported. “This serves as a reminder that Ebikes and other lithium battery devices are pron…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say A man who set himself on fire overnight in Atlantic City was in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 24-year-old Somers Point man was found with severe burns by police on the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue around midnight, police said. An attendant from the gas station used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out. The man was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with serious, life-threatening injuries. An investigation revealed that the man doused himself with rubbing alcohol before using a lighter to set himself on fire, pol…

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by Cecilia Levine