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Cooked Too Soon: 17K Turkeys Killed In Barn Fire 2 Days Before Christmas Cooked Too Soon: 17K Turkeys Killed In Barn Fire 2 Days Before Christmas
Cooked Too Soon: 17K Turkeys Killed In Barn Fire 2 Days Before Christmas Seventeen thousand young turkeys were burned alive in a commercial barn fire in central Pennsylvania early Thursday morning, according to the Newport fire department. Fire crews were called to the fire in the 1300 block of Turkey Bird road in Perry County on Dec. 23 around 2 a.m., according to the department. Massive barn fire.Newport fire department Unfortunately, the fire was already well involved by the time crews arrived which is why so many turkeys perished in the blaze. Massive barn fire.Newport fire department Multiple mutual aid companies along with the fire department fough…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Chester County Barn Owner Burned Rescuing 7 Horses, 2 Others Dead In Fire Chester County Barn Owner Burned Rescuing 7 Horses, 2 Others Dead In Fire
Chester County Barn Owner Burned Rescuing 7 Horses, 2 Others Dead In Fire Support is surging for a Chester County man who was severely burned while trying to rescue his nine horses, two of who died, in a grueling fire that ravaged his historic barn over the weekend. Almost $14,000 had been raised on a Facebook fundraiser posted Monday by Nicole Henwood for her dear neighbor, Don. Funds will go towards food and rebuilding a shed and fence for the remaining horses. Fire crews arrived at the 1-block of Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around noon Sunday to find the blaze towering through the two-story barn and approximately 6-8 acres of woods and field on fire, ac…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Firefighter Injured In Morris County Barn Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighter Injured In Morris County Barn Blaze
Photos: Firefighter Injured In Morris County Barn Blaze A firefighter was injured while battling a stubborn blaze that ravaged a barn in Morris County over the weekend. The fire broke out in Long Valley around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a Facebook post from Schooley’s Mountain Fire Co. The fire was knocked down within two-and-a-half hours with help from the Washington Township Fire Department and the Long Valley First Aid Squad, the post said. One firefighter was injured in the blaze but refused medical attention, authorities said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

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by Valerie Musson