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York County Man, 55, Dies In Vehicle Fire: Police York County Man, 55, Dies In Vehicle Fire: Police
York County Man, 55, Dies In Vehicle Fire: Police Authorities are investigating a deadly vehicle fire in Manchester Township.  Northern York Regional police were called to the 2400 block of Pin Oak Drive around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, May 23. They arrived to find a white 1994 GMC Safari minivan fully engulfed in flames.  York Area United Fire and Rescue extinguished the fire and 55-year-old Thomas Rooney was found dead in the van, police said. No one else was injured.  Witnesses told police that Rooney had been in and out of the van since about 10 p.m., "constantly revving the engine." The cause of the fire rem…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old infant, PA Fire Officials Say Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old infant, PA Fire Officials Say
Fatal Fire Injures 1-Month-Old infant, PA Fire Officials Say One man has died and four other people — including an infant —were injured in a residential fire early Wednesday morning, April 3, authorities told Daily Voice.  Firefighters were called to the 1900 block of Dennie Street around 2:15 a.m., a Philadelphia Fire Department spokesperson said. They arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor of a two-story row house, according to officials.  The fire was placed under control by 2:26 a.m., PFD said.  A 62-year-old man was killed and four others injured: a 19-year-old woman, a 1-month-old infant, a man of unknown age, and a 38-ye…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE) Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (UPDATE)
Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Home Explosion ID'd: Authorities (Update) An elderly couple killed when their home exploded in Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday has been identified, officials announced. David Mitchell Jr. 89 and his 87-year-old wife Helen Mitchell died in the blast in the 1400 block of Riverview Road in Crescent Township, Allegheny County, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner. The was felt about a mile away just before 9 a.m. on March 12, officials told the press at a news conference at 11:30 a.m. that day. Allegheny County's emergency management and members of the fire marshal's office were called to the scene to investigate.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
North Philadelphia Fires Kill Woman, Injures Firefighter North Philadelphia Fires Kill Woman, Injures Firefighter
North Philadelphia Fires Kill Woman, Injures Firefighter One woman is dead and a Philadelphia firefighter is hurt after a pair of fires on Tuesday, Dec. 19, and early Wednesday, Dec. 20, officials told Daily Voice.  The first blaze broke out around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 800 block of West Tioga Street in Franklinville, a Fire Department spokesperson said. First responders arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the second floor of a two-story rowhome, but firefighters brought the flames under control within about 15 minutes, according to PFD.  One unidentified woman was killed and one neighbor was displaced, authorities said.  …

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by Mac Bullock