Crews Battle Blaze In Allentown Crews Battle Blaze In Allentown
Crews Battle Blaze In Allentown First responders were called to an apartment building in Allentown for a three-alarm fire on Monday evening, July 8.  The blaze broke out on the 1100 block of Hamilton Street around 5:30 p.m., said firefighters. Crews were still on the scene as late as 10:30 p.m., according to city fire officials.  Photos from the scene showed heavy smoke and visible flames from a row building block containing apartments and businesses on the ground floor.  Emergency crews are currently operating in the 1100blk of Hamilton Street. Please avoid the area. Posted by City of Allentown EMS on…
Crews Respond To Early Morning Fire In Easton Crews Respond To Early Morning Fire In Easton
Crews Respond To Early Morning Fire In Easton Firefighters were at the scene of a three-alarm blaze in Easton on Friday, July 5.  Forks Township fire officials said they were called to Lehigh and South 11th streets around 2 a.m. Dewey Fire Company said they assisted with suppression, search, overhaul, and cleanup and were at the site until 5 a.m. WFMZ reports the blaze spread to multiple apartments and said that one person was taken to the hospital.  Daily Voice has reached out to Easton Fire Department for additional details.  This is a developing story. Check back for more. 
Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In US Route 1 Crash: Delaware County Officials (UPDATED) Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In US Route 1 Crash: Delaware County Officials (UPDATED)
Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In US Route 1 Crash: Delaware County Officials (Updated) Three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on US Route 1 outside Media on Tuesday morning, according to officials.  The crash happened on US Rt 1 South near the ramp to Route 252 (Providence Road) around 8 a.m. on July 2, authorities say. The driver of a transit van and two passengers have died, said the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Their identities were not given. The highway was closed between Exit: I-476 - Chester/Plymouth Meeting and Exit: PA 252 - Media/Newton Square.  All lanes were reopened by 1:30 p.m.  The two-vehicle crash was initial…
ARSON: Ex-Wife From WV Sets Ex-Husband's PA Porch On Fire, Police Say ARSON: Ex-Wife From WV Sets Ex-Husband's PA Porch On Fire, Police Say
Arson: Ex-Wife From WV Sets Ex-Husband's PA Porch On Fire, Police Say A 60-year-old West Virginia woman is in a Pennsylvania prison after an arson incident at her ex-husband's home, police announce on Friday, June 28.  Georgina Diane Zogby of Maple Avenue, Martinsburg, WV, was arrested following an investigation into a front porch fire at a home in the 600 block of Moore's Mountain Road, Lewisberry at 9:09 p.m. on February 4, 2024, the Fairview Township Police Department detailed in a release.  When officers first responded to the report of the fire, they learned the homeowner was inside the home when noticed that his porch was on fire, according to…
Flaming Jackknife Tractor-Trailer On I-95 Near Betsy Ross Bridge (VIDEO) Flaming Jackknife Tractor-Trailer On I-95 Near Betsy Ross Bridge (VIDEO)
Flaming Jackknife Tractor-Trailer On I-95 Near Betsy Ross Bridge (Video) A tractor-trailer fire shuttered part of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia for hours, Pennsylvania State Police explained on Friday morning.  The tractor-trailer was already ablaze when it jackknifed on I-95 South at mile marker 25.6 in Philadelphia County near the Betsy Ross Bridge into New Jersey around 7:30 a.m. on June 28, state police detailed in the release.  The fire has been extinguished and Troop K Philadelphia Station was on the scene as of 9 a.m. The driver was able to escape.  Click the player below to see a Citizen video of the firefighters on the scene. D…
Police Identify Victim In Fatal Bucks County Fire Police Identify Victim In Fatal Bucks County Fire
Police Identify Victim In Fatal Bucks County Fire One man has died after a mobile home in Bensalem caught fire on Friday, June 7, according to police.  Authorities said they were called to Top of the Ridge Trailer Park, 1446 Gibson Road, around 5 p.m. One mobile home was "fully engulfed in flames" and another had also caught fire by the time they arrived.  Joseph Stadler, 45, was found dead inside one of the homes after firefighters put out the flames, Bensalem police said. No other residents were injured, but a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said.  Bensalem Township Fire Rescue said the fire starte…
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police A fire at a Warminster home started when a "one-pot" methamphetamine lab exploded, according to police investigators.  Township firefighters responded to the 700 block of Lillian Lane around 10:30 p.m. on May 20, police said in a release.  They arrived to find smoke and a wet floor in the basement with a fire still raging inside the walls, officials said.  Investigators believe the fire started when a meth cooking operation exploded in the basement bathroom, police said. A state police team was called in to help dismantle the scene. The investigation is still ongoing and an…
Gone In 6 Minutes: Hatboro Officer's Family Watches Helplessly As Home Burns, Campaign Says Gone In 6 Minutes: Hatboro Officer's Family Watches Helplessly As Home Burns, Campaign Says
Gone In 6 Minutes: Hatboro Officer's Family Watches Helplessly As Home Burns, Campaign Says Six minutes was all it took for one Montgomery County officer's home to burn to the ground. That's according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Amanda Karns Hatboro Sgt. Alex Bruckner. The campaign says the officer's home "rapidly burnt to the ground" due to an electrical fire on the family's back deck around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Bruckner, his wife, her mother, their three young children, and the family pet escaped unharmed — but the property was a total loss, colleagues said.  Please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Friends this is why we are here. Hatboro Sergeant Alex Bruckner, h…
Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash
Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash Officials have named the driver who died after a crash near Bernville on Thursday morning, May 30.  Daniel R. Schneider, 28, was headed south on the 6400 block of Bernville Road/Route 183 in Penn Township around 4:15 a.m., according to state police and the Berks Coroner's Office.  Schneider's Chrysler 300 crossed into the northbound lane and hit a Toyota Highlander head-on, troopers said. His car rolled onto its passenger side and came to rest in a ditch before catching fire, state police said.  Schneider, of Reading, was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force trauma with…
Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner
Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner A 53-year-old man died after the early morning blaze in Pottstown on Thursday, May 30, according to officials.  Bradley Ludwig died from complications of thermal burns and smoke inhalation, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Authorities have said the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. 
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say Multiple residents are being treated for injuries and smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in Pottstown on Thursday, May 30.  First responders were called to the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m., according to borough officials.  They arrived to find a blaze on the fifth floor and began "rescue and fire suppression efforts," authorities said.  The state police and Pottstown borough fire marshals are investigating the cause. 
Fire Rips Through Upper Macungie Business Fire Rips Through Upper Macungie Business
Fire Rips Through Upper Macungie Business A major fire broke out at a business in Upper Macungie early Wednesday, May 29. Photos show flames shooting through the roof of the Fastenal Fulfillment Center on Industrial Drive around 5:45 a.m. Two alarms were reached, and a portion of Route 100 was closed as firefighters worked to knock down the fire.