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Police Identify Victim In Fatal Bucks County Fire Police Identify Victim In Fatal Bucks County Fire
Police Identify Victim In Fatal Bucks County Fire One man has died after a mobile home in Bensalem caught fire on Friday, June 7, according to police.  Authorities said they were called to Top of the Ridge Trailer Park, 1446 Gibson Road, around 5 p.m. One mobile home was "fully engulfed in flames" and another had also caught fire by the time they arrived.  Joseph Stadler, 45, was found dead inside one of the homes after firefighters put out the flames, Bensalem police said. No other residents were injured, but a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said.  Bensalem Township Fire Rescue said the fire starte…
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police A fire at a Warminster home started when a "one-pot" methamphetamine lab exploded, according to police investigators.  Township firefighters responded to the 700 block of Lillian Lane around 10:30 p.m. on May 20, police said in a release.  They arrived to find smoke and a wet floor in the basement with a fire still raging inside the walls, officials said.  Investigators believe the fire started when a meth cooking operation exploded in the basement bathroom, police said. A state police team was called in to help dismantle the scene. The investigation is still ongoing and an…
Pennsylvania Police Officer Lost Home In Fire, Department Says Pennsylvania Police Officer Lost Home In Fire, Department Says
Pennsylvania Police Officer Lost Home In Fire, Department Says Six minutes was all it took for one Montgomery County officer's home to burn to the ground. That's according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Amanda Karns Hatboro Sgt. Alex Bruckner. The campaign says the officer's home "rapidly burnt to the ground" due to an electrical fire on the family's back deck around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Bruckner, his wife, her mother, their three young children, and the family pet escaped unharmed — but the property was a total loss, colleagues said.  Please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Friends this is why we are here. Hatboro Sergeant Alex Bruckner, h…
Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash
Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash Officials have named the driver who died after a crash near Bernville on Thursday morning, May 30.  Daniel R. Schneider, 28, was headed south on the 6400 block of Bernville Road/Route 183 in Penn Township around 4:15 a.m., according to state police and the Berks Coroner's Office.  Schneider's Chrysler 300 crossed into the northbound lane and hit a Toyota Highlander head-on, troopers said. His car rolled onto its passenger side and came to rest in a ditch before catching fire, state police said.  Schneider, of Reading, was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force trauma with…
Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner
Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner A 53-year-old man died after the early morning blaze in Pottstown on Thursday, May 30, according to officials.  Bradley Ludwig died from complications of thermal burns and smoke inhalation, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Authorities have said the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. 
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say Multiple residents are being treated for injuries and smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in Pottstown on Thursday, May 30.  First responders were called to the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m., according to borough officials.  They arrived to find a blaze on the fifth floor and began "rescue and fire suppression efforts," authorities said.  The state police and Pottstown borough fire marshals are investigating the cause. 
Fire Rips Through Upper Macungie Business Fire Rips Through Upper Macungie Business
Fire Rips Through Upper Macungie Business A major fire broke out at a business in Upper Macungie early Wednesday, May 29. Photos show flames shooting through the roof of the Fastenal Fulfillment Center on Industrial Drive around 5:45 a.m. Two alarms were reached, and a portion of Route 100 was closed as firefighters worked to knock down the fire.
Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat
Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat Firefighters were called to a small blaze at the Happy Wash Day laundromat on Bridge Street Friday morning, May 17.  Officials said clothes in a dryer caught fire around 11 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke in the building and smoldering laundry in one machine, Phoenixville Fire Department said.  Scenes from the fire at Happy Laundry Day on May 17. Phoenixville Fire Dept. They removed the clothes, doused them with water, and cleared the scene in about 20 minutes, authorities said. 
COLD CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire' COLD CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire'
Cold CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire' State police are looking for tips in a "suspicious fire" that killed three people in Lynn Township more than 25 years ago.  Linda Ann Howland, David Wayne Jones, and their 3-month-old daughter Leah Michelle Jones died when their home caught fire on April 26, 1998, according to PSP.  The family lived in a converted barn on a property that Howland ran as a horse farm, authorities said. A 1998 report from the Allentown Morning Call said the 42-year-old mom was "known as a key breeder and trainer of the Tennessee walking horse."  Howland's daughter from a previous marriage was a…
Trailer Catches Fire In Bensalem, One Taken To Hospital: Officials Trailer Catches Fire In Bensalem, One Taken To Hospital: Officials
Trailer Catches Fire In Bensalem, One Taken To Hospital: Officials One resident was taken to the hospital for observation after a fire at a Bensalem trailer park, according to authorities.  The blaze broke out at Top of the Ridge trailer park, 1446 Gibson Road, on Sunday morning, April 28, said Bensalem Fire Rescue. The trailer was badly damaged before firefighters extinguished the flames. Red Cross is assisting the resident and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials added. 
Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In North Whitehall (PHOTOS) Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In North Whitehall (PHOTOS)
Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In North Whitehall (Photos) Multiple fire departments were at the scene of a large commercial fire in North Whitehall early Monday morning, April 22.  Greenawalds Fire Rescue 11 said it happened on the 4800 block of Kersnville Road just after 1 a.m. Photos from the scene appear to show the garage and several vehicles at trucking company Doctor Diesel damaged by flames.  Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department said they were on the scene until 7 a.m. No injuries were reported by authorities.  East Allen Township Fire Department and Coplay Fire Department also responded to the multi-alarm blaze.
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire in Hamilton Township early Thursday, April 18.  A home on North Easton Belmont Pike was "fully engulfed in flames" when troopers arrived around 2:15 a.m., state police said in a release.  First responders rescued one woman from the blaze and a man was found dead inside, according to officials.  The woman was taken to the Lehigh Valley Regional Burn Center, and some responding troopers were treated for minor injuries at the St. Luke’s Monroe Campus, authorities said.  State police are investigating…
Resident Leapt From Roof To Escape Carbon Co. Fire That Killed 2 Pets, Loved Ones Say Resident Leapt From Roof To Escape Carbon Co. Fire That Killed 2 Pets, Loved Ones Say
Resident Leapt From Roof To Escape Carbon Co. Fire That Killed 2 Pets, Loved Ones Say Loved ones are collecting donations after a Nesquehoning fire killed two pets and injured at least one resident early Sunday, April 7.  The Nesquehoning Hose Company responded to a blaze on the 200 block of East Railroad Street around 7:30 a.m., officials said on Facebook. The fire escalated to two alarms before crews were able to bring the flames under control.  Just before 7:30 this morning Nesquehoning Borough and mutual aid units were dispatched for a reported house fire with... Posted by Nesquehoning Hose Company #1 on Sunday, April 7, 2024 On GoFundMe, loved on…
Four Displaced By Fire In Northeast Philadelphia: Authorities Four Displaced By Fire In Northeast Philadelphia: Authorities
Four Displaced By Fire In Northeast Philadelphia: Authorities Philadelphia firefighters responded to a burning home in the city's Frankford neighborhood early on Tuesday, April 2, officials told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 4300 block of Griscom Street around 1:45 a.m., PFD said. Firefighters found heavy fire coming from the two-story home and took 30 minutes to place the flames under control, according to a spokesperson.  Medics treated two people at the scene and took them to an area hospital, officials said. The blaze displaced four people in total.  The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause and origin, PFD added.&nbs…
Fire Ravages 55+ Community Clubhouse In Montgomery County Fire Ravages 55+ Community Clubhouse In Montgomery County
Fire Ravages 55+ Community Clubhouse In Montgomery County A fire swept through a 55-plus community in Montgomery County Wednesday morning, March 20. The pre-dawn blaze brought firefighters to the development off Stump and Horsham roads for a fire in the community's clubhouse. According to Action News, the community used the clubhouse for voting and office space. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
New Details Emerge In Deadly East Lansdowne Fire, Shooting New Details Emerge In Deadly East Lansdowne Fire, Shooting
New Details Emerge In Deadly East Lansdowne Fire, Shooting The Delaware County District Attorney's Office unveiled new details Wednesday on the shooting and house fire that left six people dead in East Lansdowne.  Five residents of the 58 Lewis Avenue home — Canh, Xuong, Britni, 17-year-old Natayla, and 13-year-old Nakayla Le — died by gunshot wounds, DA Jack Stollsteimer said. Xuong and Britni's 10-year-old son Xavier died from smoke inhalation.  Investigators now believe the incident began when Canh Le got into an argument with 13-year-old Nakayla on Wednesday, Feb. 7.  "That argument turned deadly" when Canh retrieved a…
Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials
Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials One woman has died after a home caught fire in Newtown Township early on Monday, Feb. 26, authorities said in a release.  First responders were called to the 400 block of Mahogany Walk in Newtown Grant around 4:30 a.m., police said.  Arriving officers spotted heavy smoke and fire, the release says. They forced their way inside but were driven back out by the flames, according to authorities.  After firefighters extinguished the blaze, an elderly woman was found dead in a second-floor bedroom, police said. Her name and age were withheld pending notification of her loved ones.…
Huntington Valley Truck Driver, 30, Dies In Fiery NJ Turnpike Wreck Huntington Valley Truck Driver, 30, Dies In Fiery NJ Turnpike Wreck
Huntington Valley Truck Driver, 30, Dies In Fiery NJ Turnpike Wreck A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man died in a fiery crash on the New Jersey Turnpike over the weekend. The unnamed Huntingdon Valley man was behind the wheel of a Volvo bobtail heading south on the Turnpike in Bordentown when it collided with a Volvo semi-trailer around 4:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, New Jersey State Police Detective I Jeffrey Lebron said. The Volvo bobtail traveled off the road, collided with the sound barrier, and became engulfed in flames.  As a result of the crash, the driver died. There were no other injuries reported. The accident remains under investigation.
Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials
Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials A girl is in the Lehigh Valley Burn Unit and her dad has died following a fire in the apartment building attached to the Bausman Post Office in Lancaster Township on Tuesday, Feb. 13, fire officials announced later that day.  Nathaniel Holmes, 45 of 221 Rosedale Avenue died at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 12:16 a.m. on Feb. 13, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Can Eric Bieber detailed in a release. His cause and manner of death are pending the results of an auto, although Bieber noted he suffered thermal burns. The fire broke out in a house with three apartments (only…
All Six Bodies Recovered From East Lansdowne Crime Scene, DA Says All Six Bodies Recovered From East Lansdowne Crime Scene, DA Says
All Six Bodies Recovered From East Lansdowne Crime Scene, DA Says The remains of six people have been taken from the East Lansdowne home where two police officers were shot and a fire broke out on Wednesday evening, Feb. 7, authorities say.  "We think we have found everybody who was in that house," said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer at a press conference on Friday, Feb 9.  The remains have been turned over to the county Medical Examiner's Office for official identification, Stollsteimer said, though investigators have called them the Le family.  The remains were left "unrecognizable" from an "intense inferno," and med…
Two Officers Shot As House Fire Rages In East Lansdowne: Reports (UPDATED) Two Officers Shot As House Fire Rages In East Lansdowne: Reports (UPDATED)
Two Officers Shot As House Fire Rages In East Lansdowne: Reports (Updated) Update: 'This Is A Recovery Operation': Crews Work Scene Of East Lansdowne Shooting, Fire A pair of police officers were shot just before a home went up in flames in East Lansdowne on Wednesday, Feb. 7, multiple outlets report.  Citing District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, 6abc says the officers were called to the home at Baltimore Pike and Lewis Avenue on reports of a child shot, when they were struck by gunfire. BREAKING | Several people reportedly shot including 2 police officers in East Lansdowne Pennsylvania at a home that is on fireShooter is on the loose#breaki…
'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder 'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder
'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder More than 30 years after she was found dead in her smoldering Bristol home, Robert Atkins was convicted for the murder of Joy Hibbs.   Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. handed down a guilty verdict on Thursday, Feb. 1 following three days of testimony, said the Bucks District Attorney's Office.  Hibbs, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her son's bedroom after a fire at her Spencer Drive home on April 19, 1991, prosecutors said.  Investigators initially thought she died in an accidental fire, but an autopsy the next day revealed she had been rep…
Grandma Attempted To Save 7-Year-Old Girl, Dad From Lebanon/Dauphin County Line 3X Fatal Fire Grandma Attempted To Save 7-Year-Old Girl, Dad From Lebanon/Dauphin County Line 3X Fatal Fire
Grandma Attempted To Save 7-Year-Old Girl, Dad From Lebanon/Dauphin County Line 3X Fatal Fire Details are coming out about a tragic fire at the Lebanon/Dauphin county line that left a grandma, great-grandfather, and 7-year-old great-granddaughter dead and three more relatives in the hospital. The three victims of the fire are as follows according to the Dauphin County coroner's office: Paul "Pappy Gar" Garman, 87, North Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County resident. Cynthia "Cindy" Weatherholtz, 60, Swatara Twp., Dauphin County resident. Kristi Dougherty, 7, Swatara Twp., Dauphin County resident. The call to the fire at 16 Patton Road, Annville, North Londonde…
Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire
Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire Neighbors and loved ones are stepping up to assist two Levittown residents whose home was badly damaged in a fire on Monday, Jan 2.  Firefighters were called to a residence in the Dogwood section to find heavy flames and smoke pouring from the home, said Edgley Fire Company on Facebook.  The department reported no injuries, but those close to the homeowners said they lost "everything" in the blaze.  Kellie Donovan on GoFundMe said her sister Debbie and husband John were dealing with mounting medical expenses when the fire struck.  "Debbie was already struggling this pa…
Bomb Squad Called To Scene Of Lehigh County Blaze: Authorities Bomb Squad Called To Scene Of Lehigh County Blaze: Authorities
Firefighter Hurt In Salisbury Township Blaze: Officials Several residents were displaced and one first responder was injured after a Salisbury Township home caught fire Wednesday evening, Jan. 4, according to authorities.  Firefighters were called to a house on the 2900 block of Meadowbrook Circle around 4:30 p.m. to find smoke and flames coming from the basement, officers said in a release.   Police officers used fire extinguishers to keep the blaze contained while firefighters arrived and suppressed the flames, they wrote.  The Allentown Bomb Squad was called to the scene after one resident said there "may be" fireworks, b…
Resident Killed By House Fire In West Chester, Officials Say Resident Killed By House Fire In West Chester, Officials Say
Resident Killed By House Fire In West Chester, Officials Say One person has died following an early morning blaze at a home in West Chester on Tuesday, Dec. 26, borough officials say.  Firefighters responded to the 50 block of Patton Alley around 5:45 a.m., said Public Information Officer Dave March.  Units found heavy smoke and fire at the scene, and a resident was removed from the building before being treated by EMTs, authorities said.  March said the fire was brought under control just before 7 a.m. About an hour later, he announced that at least one person had died.  First responders were still on the scene as of 8 a.m. Aut…
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.  …
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Church In Delaware County Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Church In Delaware County
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Church In Delaware County Multiple departments responded to a fire early Tuesday morning, Dec. 19 at an abandoned church in Chester, officials say.  Units were called to the corner of West 3rd Street and Parker Street around 5:45 a.m. for a fire that reached three alarms, said Prospect Park Fire Company.  Photos from the scene showed massive flames and heavy smoke flowing across the building's roof.  Delaware County Emergency Services 911 is on scene assisting City of Chester Bureau of Fire on a commerical multi alarm... Posted by Delaware County Emergency Services 911 on Tuesday, December 1…
Infant Among 7 Hurt In Northeast Philadelphia Fire, Authorities Say Infant Among 7 Hurt In Northeast Philadelphia Fire, Authorities Say
Infant Among 7 Hurt In Northeast Philadelphia Fire, Authorities Say An infant, two police officers, and a firefighter were among the seven people injured in a Northeast Philadelphia rowhouse blaze Thursday morning, Dec. 7, according to officials.  Firefighters were called to the 6300 block of Cardiff Street in Mayfair just before 8 a.m., PFD said.  Heavy smoke and flames were visible when crews arrived and firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control within 30 minutes, authorities said.  In total, seven adults were treated for injuries at the scene and taken to area hospitals, PFD said. Their conditions were not immediately clear.&n…
Two Displaced By Afternoon Blaze In Allentown Two Displaced By Afternoon Blaze In Allentown
Two Displaced By Afternoon Blaze In Allentown Two people were displaced when fire broke out at an Allentown residence around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, officials told Daily Voice.  It happened at 301 North 10th Street, Capt. John Christopher of the Allentown Fire Department said.  Officials believe started in the rear kitchen area of the first floor. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames in about 10 minutes, Capt. Christopher said.  The displaced first-floor residents were able to find a place to stay and are not being assisted by the Red Cross, he added. The upstairs residents were allowed back inside.&n…
PA Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds PA Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds
PA Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds A Pottstown woman is guilty of starting the North Coventry apartment fire that displaced more than 100 people in 2020, a Chester County jury has ruled.  Toni Kirk was convicted on 21 counts including aggravated assault, causing and risking a catastrophe, and reckless endangerment, the District Attorney's Office said last week.  Kirk, now 33, was living in unit 315 at the Ashwood Apartments when the fire broke out on July 30, 2020, prosecutors said.  More than 200 first responders from over a dozen different departments were called to the scene, several of whom were trea…