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Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat
Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat Firefighters were called to a small blaze at the Happy Wash Day laundromat on Bridge Street Friday morning, May 17.  Officials said clothes in a dryer caught fire around 11 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke in the building and smoldering laundry in one machine, Phoenixville Fire Department said.  Scenes from the fire at Happy Laundry Day on May 17. Phoenixville Fire Dept. They removed the clothes, doused them with water, and cleared the scene in about 20 minutes, authorities said. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Fire Breaks Out At Suburban Philly Housing Development Site Fire Breaks Out At Suburban Philly Housing Development Site
Fire Breaks Out At Suburban Philly Housing Development Site A small fire slowed down construction at a housing development site in Chester County on Wednesday, Oct. 19, officials said on social media.  Flames were spotted at the Steelpointe townhome community on Smithworks Boulevard in Phoenixville just before 1:30 p.m., the borough fire department said in a Facebook post.  Authorities said the blaze was contained to a house still under construction, but that the building had a sprinkler system installed and activated at the time of the fire.   First responders arrived to see thick smoke pouring from the three-story townhouse, a…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cause Undetermined In House Fire, Hazmat Incident In Phoenixville Cause Undetermined In House Fire, Hazmat Incident In Phoenixville
Cause Undetermined In House Fire, Hazmat Incident In Phoenixville The cause of a house fire and hazmat incident in Phoenixville Wednesday morning was undetermined as of Thursday afternoon, fire officials said. Emergency crews were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. to the 1300 block of Melvin Road near City Line Avenue in Schuylkill Township, according to the Phoenixville Fire Department. The Chester County Hazardous Materials Response Team was at the scene, fire officials said. No injuries were reported. A shelter-in-place was temporarily issued for nearby Phoenixville Middle School and Phoenixville High School, 6abc reports. The scene was cleared a lit…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Phoenixville Crash Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Phoenixville Crash
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Phoenixville Crash A driver was extricated and hospitalized in a two-car crash Friday in Chester County. Phoenixville firefighters responded to the crash at Nutt Road and Maple Avenue around 1:15 p.m. 5-14-21 Vehicle crash, Nutt Rd at Maple Ave Posted by Phoenixville Fire Department on Friday, May 14, 2021 There they found one victim confined inside of a car, and used battery-powered hydraulic rescue tools to remove the drivers-side door and free the driver, fire officials said. That person was removed, packaged and transported to the hospital, authorities said. Crews also performed some quick body wor…

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by Cecilia Levine