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Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire
Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire Support is on the rise for a Lehigh Valley police officer whose family home was destroyed in a tragic fire. The officer — a member of the Freemansburg Police Department — lost his family home following a fire in Plainfield Township around 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, the local volunteer fire company said. While the family and their pets were able to escape safely, the home was severely damaged and is uninhabitable, the department said. Meanwhile, nearly $1,400 had been raised on GoFundMe in just one day for the officer and his family. “The Freemansburg Police Department is asking for donati…

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by Valerie Musson
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Two-Alarm Fire Ravages 3 Lehigh Valley Homes (PHOTOS) Two-Alarm Fire Ravages 3 Lehigh Valley Homes (PHOTOS)
Two-Alarm Fire Ravages 3 Lehigh Valley Homes (Photos) A two-alarm fire tore through three adjacent Lehigh Valley homes, authorities said. The Upper Nazareth Fire Department responded to the blaze in the 2000 block of Lynnwood Drive in Upper Nazareth around 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, the squad said. An initial investigation prompted a second alarm as well as crews from several surrounding departments. Three single-family homes were damaged in the fire, the department said. The fire was safely doused with no reported injuries. The pets within each of the homes were able to safely escape as well, the department said. The cause of the fire was …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Slams Into Lehigh Valley Home [PHOTOS] Pickup Truck Slams Into Lehigh Valley Home [PHOTOS]
Pickup Truck Slams Into Lehigh Valley Home [Photos] A pickup truck barreled into the front yard of a Lehigh Valley Home after colliding with another vehicle Tuesday evening, authorities said. The crash occurred at North Broad Street ext. and Beil Avenue in Upper Nazareth, according to the local fire department. The photos show the truck in the home’s front yard and a second vehicle — appearing to be a white SUV — heavily damaged nearby. “Luckily, no one was injured,” said the Upper Nazareth Fire Department. Assisting agencies include the Upper Nazareth Police Department and Nazareth Medics. Scroll down to view more photos of the crash sc…

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by Valerie Musson
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PHOTOS: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods PHOTOS: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods
Photos: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods One person was seriously injured after a Jeep veered off the road and landed in a patch of woods in Northampton County Friday morning, authorities said. Upper Nazareth Fire Department members responding to a smoke investigation on the 3000 block of Newburg Road around 7:15 a.m. were met with the mangled Jeep, which had traveled “down an embankment through a section of woods and ended up in a corn field,” the department said. Members performed a terrain rescue to extricate the victim from the vehicle before cutting through the wooded area and traveling back up the steep embankment to safety.…

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by Valerie Musson
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PHOTOS: Car Slams Into Northampton County Home, Causes Partial Collapse PHOTOS: Car Slams Into Northampton County Home, Causes Partial Collapse
Photos: Car Slams Into Northampton County Home, Causes Partial Collapse A car slammed into a house in Northampton County over the weekend, prompting an efficient response from several surrounding rescue crews, authorities said. The Upper Nazareth Fire Department responded to Schoeneck Avenue just after 3 a.m. Sunday and found a car that had slammed through the garage of a ranch-style home, causing a domino effect that pushed the homeowner’s vehicle into the living room, the company said. “The impact pushed the homeowner’s car that was unoccupied, in the garage, through three walls and ended up in the residents’ living room as well as the dining room area,” the…

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by Valerie Musson
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PHOTOS: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth PHOTOS: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth
Photos: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth A dump truck driver had to be removed by first responders but was uninjured after crashing head-on into a train on the Upper and Lower Nazareth line Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The crash occurred near the New Enterprise blacktop plant off Tatamy Road just after 1:50 p.m., Upper Nazareth Fire Chief Jeff Fassl said. The dump truck was coming from the opposite direction when it collided with the front of the train, went airborne and landed against a rail car, authorities said. Photo 2Upper Nazareth Fire Department A plant JLG boom lift truck was used to help free the driver from…

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by Valerie Musson