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Community Rallies For 2 Families After 5 Killed In PA House Fires Community Rallies For 2 Families After 5 Killed In PA House Fires
Community Rallies For 2 Families After 5 Killed In PA House Fires Friends, family, and neighbors have rallied to help a mom and her two surviving children after her fiance and four of her children were killed in a massive house fire in Western Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. A 27-year-old dad, Tyler J. King; his children Kyson John, 7; Kinzleigh John, 6; Keagan John, 3; and 1-month-old Korbyn John were found dead in their home in the 400 block of Guy Street in Jeanette just after midnight on March 20, officials explained and Daily Voice previously reported.  The mom, Miranda John, and two other young children, Kaiden and Kash, we…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
FATAL FIRE: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke FATAL FIRE: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke
Fatal Fire: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke A woman has died following a fire at the historic building known as The Summy House.  The fire broke out at the Summy House, 33 South Main Street, Manheim Borough at 5:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to borough police.  The fire was in a second-floor room in the historic building that is home to 20 apartments and 22 residents, the police explained in a release that afternoon. When officers found the room where they believed the fire was coming from, it was locked.  Two officers broke down the door, extracted a woman from the room, and got the remaining apartment residents to sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials
Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials Six people were hospitalized after a fire ravaged their family home in Allentown early Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. Firefighters arriving at the Washington Street row home around 6 a.m. found all three floors "fully involved in fire," Allentown Fire Captain John Christopher said. Two adults and four children were already out of the house by the time crews arrived, the fire captain said.  The residents were taken by EMS to Lehigh Valley - Cedar Crest for treatment of minor injuries and smoke inhalation, Capt. Christopher said. It is unknown whether any of the victims were …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police BodyCam Shows Teen Being Rescued From Central PA Home Engulfed In Flames Police BodyCam Shows Teen Being Rescued From Central PA Home Engulfed In Flames
Police BodyCam Shows Teen Being Rescued From Central PA Home Engulfed In Flames A police officer and a teenager were sent to the hospital after a heroic rescue during a central Pennsylvania house fire— that was captured on a body camera, police say. Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to the fire in the 300 Block of Meadow Valley Road in Warwick Township on Wednesday shortly after 4 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival officers saw a teenage boy trapped on the second floor, the police say. The boy escaped by jumping from the second-story window, according to the release. A NLCRPD officer and a member of Rothsville EMS assisted…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
York Man Dies After House Fire, Coroner Says York Man Dies After House Fire, Coroner Says
York Man Dies After House Fire, Coroner Says A York County man died the day after house fire, according to the county coroner. Richard Hinkle, 72, of Spring Garden Township, was found unresponsive in his home located at 1505 of Hollywood Parkway on Wednesday around 6:30 p.m., authorities say. Hinkle was transported to WellSpan York Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according a release by the York County Coroner. He died of hypercarboxyhemoglobin, or an elevated level of carbon manoxide in his blood stream due to the smoke inhalation, on Thursday at 11:33 a.m. the coroner said. The manner of death has been ruled an accide…

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by Jillian Pikora