Two people died in an early morning house fire in Lancaster County on Monday, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The Robert Fulton Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at the Fulton Township home on the 100 block of Little Britain Church Road at 3:35 a.m., according to State Police.
When crews arrived, they put out the fire that was on the first floor of the house.
After the fire was extinguished, the PSP Fire Marshal's Unit arrived on scene and found the two people dead inside the home.
The victims' identities have not yet been released, and PSP is working to determine what caused the incident.
However, officials say they do not believe the fire was "suspicious in nature."
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Firefighters spent part of the morning battling a fire at a home in Montgomery County that injured two people.
It happened around 9:15 a.m. in the unit block of E. 5th street in Pottstown. First responders say flames were showing from the home when they arrived at the scene.
Pottstown Fire Chief, Frank Hand, says two people were injured in the fire. Both of the people, the homeowner and a firefighter, suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
The fire appears to be accidental and started in the living room of the home.
Officials say the home did not have working smoke detectors but that the homeowner smelled the smoke.
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Fire crews are battling the third fire in a week at the Offset Paperback Manufacturers plant in Dallas Township Friday evening.
Firefighters responded to a heavy fire that was reported in the bailer room at the business along the Memorial Highway at 6:20 p.m.
Firefighters say a dust flashover fire sparked around 8:30 p.m. and all firefighters were ordered out of the building for a headcount.
Crews say more ladder trucks arrived on the scene aiding to cut holes in the walls and managed to extinguish flames in the ductwork.
According to crews on the scene, this is the third fire this week at the book printing plant, this is the same area where a smaller fire occurred Wednesday night.
“I drive here and I see it’s up in flames and like it’s crazy you know and I just started working here like I don’t know it’s risky,” stated Matt Wrubel, an employee at Offset Paperback Manufacturers.
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VIDEO: 114 years ago, Pennsylvania experienced one of its worst tragedies.
"Every fire will change the lives of the people, who they are related to, people that knew them," said Luann Zambanini with the Boyertown Area Historical Society.
On Sunday, the Boyertown Area Historical Society commemorated a fatal fire that happened at the Rhoads Opera House in 1908. That fire left 170 play-goers dead. The play was about the Scottish Reformation and would be watched by 340 playgoers that cold January night.
Audience members started hearing a hissing noise, and that's when things took a turn. While investigating the sound, someone backstage pulled the curtain back and hit a kerosene foot lamp, which set the curtain on fire. That's when the deadly explosion erupted.
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Crews were called to Hussey Copper in Leetsdale early Sunday morning for reports of a fire that has been causing multiple explosions.
According to Leetsdale Fire Department, the call came in at 9:21 a.m. and Leetsdale, Sewickley, Fair Oaks, Big Sewickley Creek, Ohio Township, Harmony Township, Aleppo Township, Ambridge and Economy Township responded. Crescent Township and Rochester Township volunteer fire departments were later asked to aid. Leetsdale Fire Chief Ernest Logan reported multiple explosions ongoing and heavy smoke coming from the building.
Crews began knocking down fires on the outside, including a forklift.
More explosions came due to copper leaking out of the hopper and onto the ground.
According to Leetsdale Fire Department, Chief Logan removed the crews and warned them to be careful to not let water come in contact with the molten copper.
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Nearly a dozen Philadelphia first responders walked the streets on Saturday night to save lives.
Lisa Forrest is battalion chief for the Philadelphia Fire Department and president of the organization Club Valiants.
She and others distributed smoke alarms and taught residents about fire safety.
"A lot of times people think they can't have a fire, 'it's not going to happen to me,'" said Forrest. "So we're saying it can happen to you, and not only do you need to have smoke alarms that need to be working, but you also need to have that home escape plan so if you do have a fire, make sure you can get out."
This comes on the heels of the devastating apartment fire in Fairmount that killed 12 people, including nine children.
The tragedy motivated members of Club Valiants to hand out smoke alarms as part of a 12-day fire safety campaign in honor of the 12 victims.
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