Fog/Mist 53°
Tag:

Dauphin - Middle Paxton Fire Company

Police & Fire
Car Turned Gas Leak Sparks Vehicle Fire On PA RT 225 Car Turned Gas Leak Sparks Vehicle Fire On PA RT 225
Car Turned Gas Leak Sparks Vehicle Fire On PA RT 225 A gas leak caused a car fire on Pennsylvania Route 225 on Monday, Oct. 10, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to a car crash that caused a gas leak, sparking a vehicle fire, according to Dauphin County Hazardous Materials Response Team. The incident happened in the early evening along the PA RT 225 North heading towards Halifax. near Rt. 225 N. towards Halifax. This afternoon Engine 38 was finishing up from an accident when an accident with fire came in. The engine cleared the... Posted by Dauphin - Middle Paxton Fire Company on Monday, October 10, 2022 The car had crashed …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Business
PA Businesses Rally For Seriously Injured Firefighter PA Businesses Rally For Seriously Injured Firefighter
PA Businesses Rally For Seriously Injured Firefighter A central Pennsylvania community is coming together to help a firefighter who was seriously hurt during a house fire that left one man dead. Crews were called to the fire in the 500 Block of Water Street in Royalton on Sunday shortly after 9 p.m., according to fire officials. Middletown firefighter Shawn Menear is in stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, according to Middletown fire officials. Menear suffered second- and third-degree burns to his right leg, according to the officials. The fire department has launched a GoFundMe campaign page to hel…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Pastor Burned In Central PA Church Fire, Authorities Say Pastor Burned In Central PA Church Fire, Authorities Say
Pastor Burned In Central PA Church Fire, Authorities Say A pastor was burned in a fire at a central Pennsylvania church on Saturday, officials say. Fire crews were dispatched to a fire at Love of Christ Church in the 600 block of Erie Street in Dauphin County around 7:30 p.m., fire officials say. The fire started downstairs in an apartment below the church where the pastor lives, according to fire officials. Pastor was trying to put out the fire and his hands were burned, so he was taken to a local hospital, CBS21 reports citing fire officials. The fire was put out without further injuries but it was difficult due to the older construction sty…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
PA Historical Center Catches Fire Hours After 250 Year Anniversary Celebration PA Historical Center Catches Fire Hours After 250 Year Anniversary Celebration
PA Historical Center Catches Fire Hours After 250 Year Anniversary Celebration Hours after a central Pennsylvania community gathered to celebrate it's 250 anniversary, the historical society building, which housed all the archives, burned. Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society hosted the Dauphin Boro 250 anniversary celebration on Saturday, only to have many of the historical archives and much of the building destroyed in a massive fire early Sunday morning. Crews were called to a fire at the Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society's building at 5:15 a.m., according to fire chief for Dauphin-Middle Paxton Fire Company Robert Rusbatch. As the community of Dau…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
NASCAR Driver Among Rescuers In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash NASCAR Driver Among Rescuers In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash
NASCAR Driver Among Rescuers In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash Two star race car drivers assisted fire crews at a fatal fiery crash caused by a driver traveling six miles in the wrong direction of traffic, according to Duncannon Fire Company. The crash occurred on Route 22 East in Middle Paxton Township on Saturday around 10:30 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. A pickup truck drove approximately six miles in the wrong direction, striking a pickup truck towing a camper, according to new details that have been released by first responders. Michael Hoy, 64, of Daytona Beach, Florida, died shortly after arriving at Holy Spirit Hospital on Saturda…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Wrong-Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured As Cars Burst Into Flames In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured As Cars Burst Into Flames In Central PA
Wrong-Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured As Cars Burst Into Flames In Central PA One person is dead and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash along Route 22 on Saturday night, police said. For an unknown reason, one vehicle was traveling west in the eastbound lanes around 10:30 p.m. That vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle that was traveling east in the eastbound lanes. Both vehicles burst into flames, quickly engulfing the vehicles entirely. Witnesses at the scene rushed to get the drivers and one passenger out. The driver of the first vehicle and a passenger in that car were taken to Holy Spirit Hospital with serious injuries. The d…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora