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Chester Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Butcher Shop Chester Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Butcher Shop
Chester Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Butcher Shop Gone, but not forgotten. A community is rallying around the owners and employees of the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County to support them after a massive two-alarm fire burned down the building and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damage late last month, though they have vowed to rebuild. On Tuesday, April 30, an early morning fire destroyed a well-known Cecil County meat butchering shop, causing an estimated $2.5 million in damages.  Community Fire Company of Rising Su "Our beloved family business, Galvinell Meat Company, was tragically destroyed in a fire," a family me…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Chester Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Butcher Shop Chester Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Butcher Shop
Chester Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Butcher Shop A two-alarm blaze destroyed a well-known Maryland meat butchering shop and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damages, officials say. Fire crews were called at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County, where there was a reported fire with flames showing through the roof and smoke billowing through the air on Ragan Road in Conowingo. Multiple fire departments, including around 50 firefighters from Cecil, Harford, Lancaster, and Chester counties, responded to the two-alarm blaze, helping to bring the flames under control in just over an hour. …

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by Zak Failla
Neighbors
After Fire, Neighbors Pitch In To Rebuild Philly Bar After Fire, Neighbors Pitch In To Rebuild Philly Bar
After Fire, Neighbors Pitch In To Rebuild Philly Bar After a fire left the Shipyard Bar in Philadelphia badly damaged and closed for business, its Port Richmond neighbors have stepped up to ease the burden.  It was after midnight on Monday, May 15 when the exterior of the bar, 2537 East Ontario St., suddenly caught fire, said neighbor Lexi Ellis.  Firefighters were on the scene within seconds and were able to keep the flames from spreading to other buildings, but the bar is now in need of serious repairs, according to Ellis.  "While the fire could have been much, much worse, there is substantial fire damage to the outside of the bar, as wel…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
7 Displaced In Easton Duplex Fire: Report 7 Displaced In Easton Duplex Fire: Report
7 Displaced In Easton Duplex Fire: Report Seven people were displaced after a fire ravaged an Easton duplex Tuesday afternoon, LehighValleyLive reports. Multiple area fire departments responded just before 4:30 p.m. to the 1300 block of Butler Street, where they were met with raging flames and dark black smoke billowing through the second-floor windows, according to the news outlet and photos from the scene taken by Easton Fire Pix. Posted by Easton Fire Pix on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries while battling the blaze, which also damaged a vacant neighboring house, the outlet says. Th…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Post-Christmas Fire Ravages One NJ Home, Damages Others Post-Christmas Fire Ravages One NJ Home, Damages Others
Post-Christmas Fire Ravages One NJ Home, Damages Others A Sunday fire ripped through one Passaic home and extended to others on either side. The heavily-involved blaze on Harrison Street near Myrtle Avenue began as two alarms at around 9:15 a.m. Heavy fire in the rear of the building eventually began consuming the rest of the 2½-family house -- eventually blowing through the roof -- while spreading to two others. Flames blew through the roof of the Harrison Street home in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze appeared knocked down a couple of times before eventually being declared under control around 11 a.m. A firefighter sustain…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House
Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House A heavy fire broke out at a popular hotel and wedding venue in Montgomery County Thursday night, authorities said. Authorities were dispatched to the Normandy Farms Carriage House located in the 1400 Block of Morris Road in Whitpain Township shortly after 8 p.m., according to a statement released by Emergency Alerts of Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery counties. First responders noticed heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the farmhouse, authorities said. Firefighters were able to locate the seat of the fire and found that the majority of the fire was on the second floor and t…

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by Nicole Acosta