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Chester County House Fire, 'Possible Explosion' Sends Pair To Hospital: Authorities (PHOTOS) Chester County House Fire, 'Possible Explosion' Sends Pair To Hospital: Authorities (PHOTOS)
Chester County House Fire, 'Possible Explosion' Sends Pair To Hospital: Authorities (Photos) State police are investigating the cause of an Upper Oxford fire on Sunday morning, May 19.  Authorities said it happened on the 1500 block of Limestone Road around 9 a.m. Cochranville Fire Company said they were called about a "dwelling fire with a possible explosion" and arrived to find "heavy fire from the second floor." Facebook/Cochranville Fire Company Facebook/Cochranville Fire Company A 70-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman were both airlifted to Jefferson Hospital for treatment, according to officials.  Facebook/Cochranville Fire Company Facebook/Cochranville F…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'Out, Go!' Video Shows ChesCo Officers Evacuating Collapsing Apartment Building As Fire Rages 'Out, Go!' Video Shows ChesCo Officers Evacuating Collapsing Apartment Building As Fire Rages
'Out, Go!' Video Shows ChesCo Officers Evacuating Collapsing Apartment Building As Fire Rages Bodycam footage shows the moment that two Chester County police officers evacuating an apartment building during a fire. Oxford borough police responding to a fire alarm on the unit block of South Third Street around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, Chief Samuel Iacono said. Officers Karilanna Eller and Scott Richards quickly went door-to-door to evacuate residents. "Out, out, out, go, go go!" Richards can be heard yelling in the video above. Richards body cam footage shows him standing in the center hallway of the building directing a mom holding her child toward the exit. He radios dispat…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tanker-Truck Catastrophe Averted In Bucks County Tanker-Truck Catastrophe Averted In Bucks County
Tanker-Truck Catastrophe Averted In Bucks County A tanker truck fire that nearly expanded into a larger disaster was quickly brought under control in Bucks County early Tuesday, authorities said.  The fire was reported at about 1:05 a.m. in the parking lot of Quala Wash at 1000 Imperial Court in Bensalem, officials said. The fire was contained to the cab portion of a tanker truck. Luckily, two tanker trucks parked on each side of the flaming truck suffered minor damage. according to Rob Sponheimer, who is battalion chief and fire marshal with Bensalem Township Fire Rescue "It was determined the fire originated in the engine com…

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by Jon Craig