VIDEO: Crews spent several hours trying to gain control of a massive scrapyard fire on Neville Island. Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, people inside a business across the street told KDKA that they heard some loud pops coming from the Metalico Scrapyard on Grand Avenue.
The witnesses said they went outside and saw a large scrap pile on fire, sending smoke soaring.
Firefighters from several departments conducted a large tanker operation to haul in loads of water, dousing the heaping pile of flaming scrap metal from all directions.
Crews also had to tear the stack apart piece by piece with heavy equipment to attack the flames.
KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
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One man was killed in an accidental house fire in Clarion County.
State Police say fire crews were called out around 5:30 early Sunday morning to a home along Buckhorn Road in Elk Township, Clarion County (near Shippenville).
One of the residents, a 76-year-old man, was found dead inside the home.
Police have not released his identity.
There were no other injuries.
The fire was determined to be accidental in nature, caused by an electrical malfunction.
Police are continuing to investigate.
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At Hamburg Fire Company, the old is new and the new is old.
Two years ago, the fire company embarked on a firehouse renovation and expansion project that included demolition of two adjacent buildings on Fourth Street, including the original firehouse that dates to 1832.
Following a ceremonial sledgehammering in April 2019, work commenced on the $1.3 million project, which was divided into three phases. The first phase was the demolition of the two buildings to clear the lot. The second was construction of a state-of-the-art addition to the “new” three-bay engine house, which is now referred to as the old section.
Last March, after vehicles were backed into two sparkling new bays, the antique horse-drawn steam pumper, the proudest possession of one of the oldest fire companies in the nation, was displayed in a room of its own where it can be viewed through a window from the sidewalk.
Berks-Mont Newspapers
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A commercial building fire closed the primary route through Pottsville for a few hours Wednesday morning, as firefighters from Schuylkill and Berks counties rushed to the scene.
The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. inside a building in the 400 block of North Claude A. Lord Boulevard, which becomes Route 61 in Pottsville, according to emergency dispatchers.
Multiple fire companies from Schuylkill and Berks counties responded, and Route 61 was closed while crews worked to bring the fire under control. They succeeded around 8:30 a.m., but firefighters remained on the scene for the overhaul and investigation. The southbound lanes and one northbound lane of Route 61 reopened around 10 a.m.
The building has multiple businesses, but it wasn't immediately clear exactly where the fire started or how much damage it caused.
WFMZ-TV Channel 69 Allentown
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After a few months of training and assembling equipment, Shohola Fire & Rescue (Station 41) placed their 41-1 ladder truck into service on April 6.
Chief Jeffrey DeGroat said that this is their first ladder truck.
The apparatus is a 2009 Rosenbauer/Spartan Gladiator Evolution, carrying 400 gallons of water and a 75 foot, rear mounted ladder. It has a 1500 gem pump and a CAFS foam system.
The Chief said that the truck, which cost $225,000, is being paid for with fundraising.
Members took an aerial operators course to be able to use the ladder truck. Members also will be taking a truck operations class and a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) class.
The volunteer fire department’s fleet also consists of a 2006 Pierce Arrow XT rescue truck; a 2014 Spartan/Ford F-550 engine; 2015 Chevrolet 3500 4x4 support vehicle; a 2005 Pierce tanker; a 2020 Kawaski UTV, Mule 4x4; a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 Car 1 QRU and a 2012 Ford Expedition 4x4 Car 2 QRU. The UTV is used for environmental rescues, searches and brush fires.
Tri-County Independent
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A house fire (at top) discovered Tuesday (April 13, 2021) shortly after 11 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Street appeared to make its way with few if any visible exterior flames from a first-floor roof into rooms on the second floor facing the street. Firefighters from several companies responded to Montgomery County emergency dispatcher calls for assistance. Dispatchers reported workers were atop the roof at 1071 South St. when they saw smoke emanating from it but no flames. They attempted to contain the fire but could not, and called for help while evacuating the site. Arriving at the scene was apparatus from Pottstown, Sanatoga, Limerick, West End Stowe, New Hanover, and Upper Providence, as well as Pottstown police, Goodwill ambulance, and fire police units.
The Sanatoga Post
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