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Overturned Truck Closes Pennsylvania Turnpike In Fort Washington Overturned Truck Closes Pennsylvania Turnpike In Fort Washington
Overturned Truck Closes Pennsylvania Turnpike In Fort Washington An overturned truck closed a portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Fort Washington Wednesday, Feb. 16, officials confirmed. The 5 p.m. crash at mile-marker 337 closed all eastbound and westbound lanes, PA Turnpike officials said. It was not immediately known when the scene would be cleared. Emergency Road Closure - #PaTurnpike I-276 East at Norristown Exit # 333 & I-276 Westbound at Fort Washington Exit #339 due to a crash.See the suggested re-route directions below for I-276 East & West motorists. Expect major delays. @PA_Turnpike @TotalTrafficPHL @KYWRadioTraffic pic.twitte…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Hospitalized In Pennsburg Car Fire: Authorities Man Hospitalized In Pennsburg Car Fire: Authorities
Man Hospitalized In Pennsburg Car Fire: Authorities A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out in his car, authorities in Montgomery County said. Firefighters doused the car blaze along the 600 block of Penn Street in Pennsburg around 2 p.m., a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety told Daily Voice. The heavy flames eventually spread to a second vehicle, causing damage to a total of two vehicles. officials said. A male victim was taken to an area hospital by ambulance for burns to the face and hand, the spokesperson said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. 

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by Nicole Acosta
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Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway
Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway Elizabeth Elyce Jalloh has a name with a story to tell. "Elizabeth" is an homage to her mom Charlotte Fatoma's grandmother, whom she says is beautiful, kind and caring.  The baby's middle name is after the 911 dispatcher, Elyce Rivera, who coached Fatoma through the entire delivery over the phone on the side of Pennsylvania's Interstate 476 in late October.  Fatoma and her baby met Rivera for the first time early this week on the "Today Show." There, Fatoma asked Rivera -- whom she describes as being "patient, kind and angelic -- to be her new daughter's godmother. "There w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Burning Tanks At Upper Merion Chemical Plant Bring HazMat Response (PHOTOS) Burning Tanks At Upper Merion Chemical Plant Bring HazMat Response (PHOTOS)
Burning Tanks At Upper Merion Chemical Plant Bring HazMat Response (Photos) Several large tanks at a Montgomery County chemical plant caught fire Wednesday morning, bringing HazMat crews and firefighters to the scene. Posted by Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Posted by Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Firefighters arrived to the Coopers Creek Chemical Plant in Upper Merion Township around 5 a.m., where the tanks used to make tar and other products had caught fire, Plymouth Fire Co. 1 said. The Montgomery County Department of Public Safety 's Hazardous Materials Team Station 81 and the Cou…

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by Cecilia Levine