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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Mom Dies After 3-Year-Old Daughter Killed Days Before Birthday In PA Scooter Fire (
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A 3-year-old girl died just three days before her fourth birthday when a lithium-ion scooter battery sparked a Pennsylvania rowhome fire that also claimed the life of her 22-year-old mother, a relative confirmed to Daily Voice. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 3300 block of D Street in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor, the Philadelphia Fire Department said. The little girl, identified by her family as Zhamira, died just days before she would have turned 4 on Wednesday, Oct.…
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6 Dead After Small Plane Crashes In Wisconsin Woods
Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in Wisconsin, leaving investigators searching for answers about the flight’s final moments. Five adults and one child were aboard when the aircraft went down on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the Town of Dellona, according to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office. The Piper was returning from Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Menomonie, Wisconsin. Authorities have not yet released the occupants’ identities. Dispatchers received multiple reports of a downed aircraft around 9:31 p.m. Emergency personnel found the crash site in a densely wooded area north of Park …
Red Hook, NY
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Tree Almost Crushes Driver Suffering Medical Emergency On Route 9G In Red Hook
A 58-year-old woman narrowly escaped serious injuries after suffering a medical emergency behind the wheel and crashing into a tree that then fell on top of her car in Dutchess County. The crash happened on Route 9G near Lemon Lane Extension in Red Hook at around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to the Red Hook Police Department. Police said the woman, a Germantown resident, was driving a 2014 Toyota southbound on Route 9G when she experienced a medical emergency. The vehicle then crossed the double yellow lines, veered off the road, and struck a large tree. …
Carmel, NY
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Public Asked To Avoid Intersection Near Pond In Kent (
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The public is being asked to avoid a Putnam County intersection where a heavy police and fire department presence has been reported. The emergency response is taking place on Mooney Hill Road near Ludingtonville Road in Kent, according to an advisory issued by the Kent Police Department shortly before 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Police warned residents and motorists to expect significant emergency activity in the area and urged drivers to avoid the vicinity. Authorities added that there is no danger to the public. Unconfirmed emergency scanner reports indicate…
Cloverly-Colesville-Fairland, MD
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Morning Commute Turns Deadly After Woman Struck By Vehicle In Colesville (
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A woman died despite the efforts of emergency crews to save her after she was struck by a vehicle on a busy Maryland roadway during the Wednesday morning commute. The fatal crash was discovered at approximately 7:08 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, near Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in the Colesville area of Montgomery County, where a 4th District police officer came upon the scene. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to find the woman suffering from traumatic injuries after being struck by a vehicle. She was treated at the scene by first responders, but pronounc…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Tesla Driver Pinned By Tree Branch In Garden State Parkway Washington Twp Crash: Firefighters
A Tesla driver was pinned by a tree branch after veering off the Garden State Parkway and crashing into the woods in Bergen County, authorities said. The crash happened in the southbound lanes near milepost 167.2 in Washington Township around 7:55 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. The driver lost control of the SUV, ran off the left side of the highway and struck a tree, Postorino said. The Township of Washington Fire Department arrived to find the Tesla in the woods, with the driver trapped inside by a tree branch. A passenger had managed to get out on t…
Rockville, MD
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CSX Train Car Tips Onto Side Near Montgomery College, Halting Rail Traffic (
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A train car wound up on its side in Maryland on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, bringing rail traffic to a halt near a college campus. The derailment happened along the CSX tracks near Mannakee Street, across from Montgomery College's Rockville campus, where a single train car slipped off the rails, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. Crews are investigating the train derailment in Rockville on Monday afternoon. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Emergency crews responded to investigate the derailment, which left the train car on its side but caused no injur…
Warren, NJ
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3 Tractor-Trailers, 2 Cars Involved In Route 80 Crash, Multiple Taken To Hospitals: FD
Three tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles were involved in an overnight crash on Route 80 in Warren County, sending multiple people to hospitals and shutting down two eastbound lanes, authorities said. At 12:26 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene and found one tractor-trailer overturned, and four other vehicles involved, the Allamuchy Fire Department said. Multiple people were hospitalized and firefighters contained a minor fluid leak at the scene, fire officials said. Two of the three eastbound lanes and the right shoulder were closed east of the Allamuchy Rest Area as …
Arlington, VA
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Man Killed, Six Others Hospitalized After Early-Morning DC House Fire (
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A man was killed and six others, including three fighting critical injuries, were hospitalized after an early-morning house fire tore through a DC home. The deadly blaze broke out shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 600 block of Geranium Street NW, where firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames pouring from both the front and back of a two-story house. The fire in DC Twitter/@dcfireems Crews battled the flames as emergency responders tended to seven victims, including three children. Despite lifesaving efforts, one man was pronounced dead at the scene, DC Fire and…
Norwich, CT
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Driver Trapped After Car Crashes Into Brook In Norwich, Firefighters Say
A driver was trapped inside a car that crashed into a brook in Connecticut early Saturday morning, Oct. 10, prompting a rescue involving several fire departments. Emergency crews were called to the area of 84 Montville Road in Norwich around 5:48 a.m., according to Norwich Firefighters Local 892. The East Great Plain Fire Department and Norwich's Squad A responded, finding the driver trapped inside the vehicle (click here for more photos). Firefighters secured the car using a grip hoist attached to its front before using hydraulic rescue tools to remove the driver's door. The driver was t…
Rockville, MD
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: Roof Collapses As $11M In Designer Clothes, Boots Lost In Massive Seneca Farms Fire
An estimated $11 million worth of designer boots and clothing was caught up in a massive Maryland house fire that sent flames roaring through the roof, forced firefighters to retreat, and left a multimillion-dollar trail of destruction. The fire broke out around 4:25 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, in the 14600 block of Seneca Farm Lane in Montgomery County, where more than 65 firefighters battled an inferno that ultimately caused more than $12 million in damage. But it wasn't just the house that came with an eye-popping price tag. The fire in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Accord…
West Babylon, NY
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West Babylon Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI
A 56-year-old Long Island construction worker who was submerged in water after a water main broke while he was working underground has been identified by police. Rafael Peralta, of West Babylon, died following the incident in East Garden City on Friday, Oct. 9, Nassau County Police announced. The incident happened around 11:13 a.m. in the vicinity of Ring Road, where Third Precinct officers responded to a report of a person needing medical assistance, according to detectives. Peralta had been working underground when a water main broke, leaving him submerged in water, police said. His cow…
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