Firefighters look back on battle against massive SPS Technologies blaze
Volunteer firefighters who battled the massive fire at a factory in Abington Township are sharing their harrowing accounts.
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Volunteer firefighters who battled the massive fire at a factory in Abington Township are sharing their harrowing accounts.
Firefighters in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, described the harrowing, days-long battle against the massive fire at SPS Technologies in Abington Township last week.
The drinking water and air quality around the site of an industrial fire in Abington Township are safe, according to test results from the Department of Environmental Protection.
The Malaysian restaurant posted on Instagram that it is closed because of fire damage but plans to reopen.
EMR Metal Recycling said a lithium-ion battery that was "wrongly delivered" to the Camden shredding facility was likely the cause of a massive fire on Feb. 21.
The massive fire that sparked at a Camden junkyard has been extinguished but one elected official says there's a larger issue that still needs to be put out.
The massive fire that sparked at a Camden junkyard has been extinguished. But one elected official says there's a larger issue that still needs to be put out. The fire on Friday sent plumes of thick black smoke into the sky forcing many to leave their homes. Frustrations are building as we've learned there have been multiple fires at this facility in the last few years. Ryan Hughes reports.
Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the site of the SPS Technologies facility in Abington Township this morning, following the explosion and fire earlier this week. Crews have been on-site for days and on Saturday, they extinguished all remaining hot spots. Demolition is now underway. During the governor's visit, he thanked law enforcement and first responders for their work in keeping the community safe.
The fire at SPS Technologies in Abington, Pennsylvania, that caused evacuation notices and a shelter-in-place is now under control, Abington Township said on Saturday.
Smoke from the fire at EMR Metal Recycling in South Camden was seen in Philadelphia and around South Jersey.
A fire at an apartment complex in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania sent residents out of their homes in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Philadelphia detectives are asking for help identifying the people seen in these images. After the Eagles Super Bowl game celebrations, these men set a bonfire at the intersection of 12th and Market around 1 a.m. The fire was extinguished by police and firefighters and no injuries were reported. If you recognize anyone, Philly police would like to hear from you.
Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections cited the unlicensed horse stables that caught fire in Southwest Philly in May but the stables continued to house horses.
Crews are still working to put out hotspots at SPS Technologies in Montgomery County, but thankfully flames from the blaze didn't reach the largest stores of volatile chemicals on the site, according to officials.
Smoke poured from this home on Marion Street in Elk Township near Glassboro around 8 Thursday morning. You can see the smoke flowing from every window. Officials said they are in the initial stage of the investigation into what caused the fire. No word yet on any injuries.
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A man was charged with arson after a storage facility caught fire in Cape May Court House, New Jersey that damaged many units.
Officials are lifting evacuation notices in Montgomery County after asking people near SPS Technologies to leave their homes.
Smoke could be seen billowing from a home on the 500 block of Marion Street in Elk Township, near Glassboro, on Thursday.
The fire broke out Wednesday morning inside one home before spreading to a second home in the Homestead at Mansfield community.
Video shared on social media showed thick black smoke billowing from a building on Shunpike Road in Middle Township.
Two homes in Mansfield, Burlington County were destroyed by heavy flames early Wednesday morning. A house fire started around 1:30 a.m. along Wagon Wheel Circle in the Homestead at Mansfield neighborhood. The blaze then spread to the second home. Multiple nearby homes were evacuated out of an abundance of caution. The fire is now under control. Still no word on injuries or the cause.
Many residents' valuables have been destroyed in this inferno down the shore inside this storage facility in Cape May County. Ryan Hughes reports near the scene in Cape May Courthouse where an investigation is now underway.
Five people, including two firefighters and two paramedics, were taken to the hospital and 15 people were displaced after a fire in Allentown, Pennsylvania overnight.
Another investigation is underway following an early morning 3-alarm fire in Allentown which displaced 30 residents. Crews arrived around 12:30 a.m. to heavy smoke and flames in multiple buildings on North Third Street. One occupant and four emergency responders were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and have since been released. The Red Cross is assisting 15 residents who are unable to return to their homes.
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Camden County IAFF Local 3249 President Keith Kemery says Collingswood Fire Department splits crews to handle both fire and EMS calls.
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Camden County IAFF Local 3249 President Keith Kemery says Collingswood Fire Department splits crews to handle both fire and EMS calls.
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