Wildfire burning New Jersey's Wharton State Forest now 90% contained
A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest, named the Mines Spung Wildfire, burned 6,400 acres as of June 18.
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A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest, named the Mines Spung Wildfire, burned 6,400 acres as of June 18.
An early morning rowhome fire that left three people dead was, according to police, intentionally set. Flames tore through the home on the 2500 block of Corlees Street in Strawberry Mansion. The family of the victims identified them as Ashley Thompson, who was seven months pregnant, and her two children, 6-year-old Assad and 4-year-old Alaya.
A house fire in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood killed a pregnant woman and her two children Friday morning.
An adult and two children were killed and another adult and child were taken to a hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood on Friday morning. Brandon Goldner reports.
A beloved community landmark in Montgomery County is rising from the ashes, just in time for summer. Renovations have finally begun nine months after an arson fire destroyed Norristown's historic bandshell and firefighter memorial. Madeleine Wright reports how it means more than just the return of music.
Fire ripped through a rowhome in Southwest Philadelphia. Chopper three over 65th and Regent just before 2 p.m. Firefighters battled the smoke and flames from both the ground and the rooftop. The fire also damaged a corner store next door. We're working to learn if anyone was injured and how the fire started.
A fire that burned the four-story Admiral Court apartment building at 48th and Locust streets was found to be intentionally set.
Multiple animals died in a house fire on North Broad Street Sunday, Philadelphia Fire Department officials said.
Dozens gathered at PAWSibilities Animal Rescue a week after a fire destroyed a barn that killed numerous cats in Montgomery County. The facility, Skippack Village, has been a safe haven for farm animals and stray cats for years. People shared stories and left messages of love. The shelter says they're thankful to the many people who have come forward with donations and support.
Philadelphia firefighters responded to a four-alarm blaze near 47th and Walnut streets early Saturday morning.
Residents in West Philadelphia say a building on Walnut Street where a four-alarm fire broke out has been abandoned for years. Ross DiMattei reports.
The decommissioned SEPTA buses caught on fire in a depot off Roberts Avenue in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga section Thursday.
PAWSibilities Animal Rescue is healing after a devastating fire claimed the lives of numerous cats and the search continues for several who are still missing.
A Montgomery County animal rescue that lost its barn and several animals in a weekend fire is in need of supplies and donations. "PAWSibilities" lost over a dozen feral cats in the Sunday afternoon blaze. At least six cats are still unaccounted for. The open house is happening Saturday at Paws Adoption Center in Skippack Village from 6 to 8 p.m.
Philadelphia police say they are looking for a woman they believe started a house fire on South Ruby Street in West Philadelphia Tuesday evening.
PAWSibilities Animal Rescue said a fire that broke out on June 1 "consumed" a barn that housed several farm animals and a colony of feral cats.
Owners of the House of Wiggle Goats rescue in Lansdale, Pennsylvania said a massive fire that killed dozens of animals was the result of an electrical issue.
Black smoke from a large fire in Camden, New Jersey, was visible from Philadelphia on Sunday.
Route 1 northbound is currently shut down after a bus caught fire near Route 796 in Penn Township, Pennsylvania.
Part of the northbound section of route 1 is shutdown after a coach bus caught on fire in Chester County.
Friends and people just eager to help showed up at the House of Wiggle Goats in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, after a fire broke out.
Dozens of animals were killed and others were injured after a fire broke out at the House of Wiggle Goats in Lansdale. But the local community is rallying around the rescue, Brandon Goldner reports.
The community is helping an animal rescue owner recover after dozens of animals were killed in a barn fire in Montgomery County.
A fast-moving fire ripped through a barn at an animal rescue in Montgomery County. A driver called 911, and fire crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to the owner's home. Dozens of animals were killed and several others injured at the rescue in Lansdale. Ryan Hughes reports how the community is helping the owner recover.
The man accused of trying to burn down the official Pennsylvania governor's mansion is due in court this week, but his public defender is asking to postpone the hearing because the suspect, Cody Balmer, is receiving mental health treatment.
