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Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (DEVELOPING) Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (DEVELOPING)
Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Elizabethtown: Police (Developing) 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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Four-Alarm Fire Displaces 40+ In Northeast Philadelphia (PHOTOS) Four-Alarm Fire Displaces 40+ In Northeast Philadelphia (PHOTOS)
Four-Alarm Fire Displaces 40+ In Northeast Philadelphia (Photos) A massive fire at a Rhawnhurst apartment complex injured multiple residents and left dozens without a place to stay, according to city officials and relief workers.  The blaze broke out around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night, July 11, authorities said. Police and firefighters responded to the scene at 7400 E. Roosevelt Boulevard and evacuated residents while diverting traffic, PPD wrote in a release.  Two were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital for treatment and evaluation, according to the Fire Department.  Red Cross of Philadelphia said they assisted 42 residents at a shel…

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by Mac Bullock