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Grandma Killed In Mobile Home Fire ID'd: York County Coroner (UPDATE) Grandma Killed In Mobile Home Fire ID'd: York County Coroner (UPDATE)
Grandma Killed In Mobile Home Fire ID'd: York County Coroner (Update) The woman killed in Tuesday's second fatal fire has been identified by the York County Coroner's Office.  Jo C. Zartmen, 71, was found dead in her home on March 12, according to the Northern York County Regional Police Department and the York County Coroner's Office.  The call to the fire within Thomasville Commons Mobile Home Park at 26 Chesapeake Estates at 7:58 a.m., as detailed by the York County Department of Emergency Services and the NYCRPD. Officers arrived to find the home locked "but could smell smoke" so they "forced entry" and found the woman who had already…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Family ID'd After Triple Fatal Fire In York City, Coroner Family ID'd After Triple Fatal Fire In York City, Coroner
Family ID'd After Triple Fatal Fire In York City, Coroner The family killed in a duplex fire in York City on Wednesday morning have been identified by the York County Coroner's office that evening.  The trio trapped on the third floor was 24-year-old Victor Gonzalez, his 25-year-old wife Giavanna Ricobene, and his 17-year-old sister Gabriella Cruz, according to Gay.  Deputy Coroner Michele Kirchner was called to the scene to investigate and certify the deaths at 7:39 a.m. "the exact number unknown initially," Gay noted. All three victims were pronounced dead at 8:18 a.m. on Feb. 7. The fire had broken out in duplexes of 47 an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials
Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials A large fire that began in an Allentown row home and spread to two other buildings prompted one resident to cautiously jump out of a second-floor window, authorities said. Crews were called to the three-alarm blaze on the 1500 block of Liberty Street around 9:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher said. A resident tried to escape the flames by jumping from the second-floor window to the first-floor roof, then to the ground, Christopher said. That person suffered minor injuries and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for treatment, he added. A mut…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into PA Boarding Home With 10 People Inside: Report Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into PA Boarding Home With 10 People Inside: Report
Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into PA Boarding Home With 10 People Inside: Report A Molotov cocktail was thrown into a boarding house with 10 people inside on Thursday early morning, WGAL News 8 reports citing fire chief Brian Enterline. The Molotov cocktail broke through a window of the home at the corner of 19th and Chestnut streets in Harrisburg on Mar. 3 around 4:20 a.m., the outlet reports citing the chief. "Had it not been for that sprinkler system extinguishing the fire, we probably, without a doubt, would have had a much, much different outcome," the chief told the outlet. No injuries were reported and the incident is under investigation. Click here to watch W…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Injured In Walmart Toy Aisle Fire In Central PA: Fire Chief Two Injured In Walmart Toy Aisle Fire In Central PA: Fire Chief
Two Injured In Walmart Toy Aisle Fire In Central PA: Fire Chief When Barbie burned at Walmart in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday– two very real people were hurt– prompting the fire chief to issue a press release on fire safety. The Carlisle fire department was called to the fire at the Walmart located on 60 Noble Road in Carlisle around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, authorities said at the time. One person was treated at the scene and released by EMS, but the other was taken to Carlisle hospital— although their current status is unknown, the Carlisle fire chief Randy O'Donnell says both victim injuries were minor. Fire in the toy aisle at a Walmart in …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
CAUTIONARY TALE: NJ Woman Severely Burned After Cigarette Ignites Oxygen CAUTIONARY TALE: NJ Woman Severely Burned After Cigarette Ignites Oxygen
Cautionary Tale: NJ Woman Severely Burned After Cigarette Ignites Oxygen A Hackensack smoker on home oxygen suffered burns on her chest and face after her cigarette ignited an apartment fire, authorities said. The 50-something victim was alert when she was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center following Wednesday's mishap at the Quail Heights Apartments on Prospect Avenue, city Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. A man who doused the fire sustained minor burns but declined medical attention, Derevyanik said. Fire officials were investigating, the captain said. Oxygen therapy ordinarily is prescribed to people with certain cardiac or respiratory conditi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire 8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire
8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire Eight children and four adults were confirmed dead in a fire that swept through a Philadelphia rowhouse early Wednesday morning, city officials said. Had the smoke alarms in the N. 23 Street building been working properly, though, things might have turned out differently, Mayor Jim Kenney's office said in a news release.  “This is, without a doubt, one of the most tragic days in our city’s history,” said Kenney, the son of a firefighter, at a news conference Wednesday. “Losing so many kids is just devastating.” Fire companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Dies Trying To Light Fire Pit, Police Say NJ Man Dies Trying To Light Fire Pit, Police Say
NJ Man Dies Trying To Light Fire Pit, Police Say A 56-year-old Union County man died while trying to light a fire pit but instead sparked an explosion that may have killed him, local police said. Officers arriving at the home on Warwick Road in Hillside found the man with burns covering nearly 75 percent of his body just before 4 p.m. Monday, Hillside Police Det. Natalie Ogonowski said. The man likely added an unknown accelerant to light the fire pit, causing an explosion, Ogonowki said.

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by Cecilia Levine