Allentown man tells police he set massive fire after trying to stab woman
Court documents allege Santos Mota-Ramirez admitted setting fire to a home in Allentown on Thursday after trying to kill a woman inside.
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Court documents allege Santos Mota-Ramirez admitted setting fire to a home in Allentown on Thursday after trying to kill a woman inside.
Crozer-Chester Medical Center is diverting ambulances to other hospitals until further notice after Thursday night’s fire forced the hospital to evacuate 38 patients. Ray Strickland has the impact the fire is having on operations.
Firefighters are battling a fire on Cedar Street in Allentown that has already damaged multiple homes.
Five people were injured and at least five families were displaced after a fire on the 700 block of Cedar Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Thursday night.
A water main break and electrical fire at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County on Thursday night caused staff to evacuate some patients.
One person is recovering in the hospital on Thursday after being saved from a rowhome fire in North Philadelphia. That fire started on North Hancock near Girard Avenue around 2 p.m. Someone saw smoke and called 911. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health gives an all-clear after that huge three-alarm fire in Frankford on Christmas Eve. According to officials, health department inspectors collected an air sample "in the immediate vicinity of the fire" before it was brought under control. They also said residents can return to their normal routines.
Crews are battling a rowhome fire on Cedar Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, fire officials say.
Philadelphia officials say residents can return their normal routines after a fire in the city's Frankford section prompted concerns.
Philadelphia firefighters spent Christmas Day putting out hotspots at a warehouse fire in Frankford that started Tuesday night.
A house fire down the shore happened Monday morning in the Loveladies neighborhood in Long Beach Township, Ocean City. A firefighter fell and had to go to the hospital. Fire investigators say since this was a seasonal home, no one was inside when the fire started. They're still working to figure out the exact cause but believe it may have been electrical.
Fire ripped through a logistics business in Newark, Delaware Tuesday afternoon. Chopper 3 was over Main Street around 2 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from the two-story building that was heavily damaged. No one was injured.
It is the season of giving and that’s on full display after a fire tore through a Camden County police officer's home this week. The damage is extensive. Now, he and his family are starting over just before the holidays. There has been an incredible outpouring of love and support in the aftermath. Ryan Hughes reports.
The season of giving is on full display after a fire tore through a Camden County police officer's home this week.
The fire started inside a 3-story home on North Gratz Street Thursday morning.
Firefighters battled a house fire in Galloway Township this afternoon. Part of the roof collapsed. Chopper 3 was over the 200 block of West Jimmie Leeds Road around 12:30 p.m. Firefighters doused the flames from the air and the ground. No one was injured. We are working to learn the cause of the fire.
One person was taken to a hospital with burn injuries after a house fire on Somerset Street on Friday morning, officials said.
A fire at Carangi Baking Company in South Philadelphia is under control Thursday afternoon, the city's fire department said.
Investigators in Bucks County are looking into what sparked this house fire in Newtown. The fire happened around midnight along Harmony Way and badly damaged the house. There are no reports of injuries.
Three people had to be rushed to a hospital after this rowhome fire in Southwest Philadelphia. Crews were called to the home along Reinhard Street in Kingsessing after 11:30 Tuesday. It took firefighters just 15 minutes to get the fire out.
Notre Dame Cathedral hosted its first Mass since a catastrophic 2019 fire devastated the historic structure.
Fire damaged the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel near 36th and Chestnut Wednesday afternoon. There was damage on the 19th floor from Chopper 3. Investigators said the fire was contained to one room and they are working to learn how it started. No one was injured.
A man has died and a woman was taken to a hospital following a rowhome fire in North Philadelphia early Saturday morning.
Dozens of people displaced by a recent fire in Norristown spent Thanksgiving at a temporary shelter.
A fire in Norristown displaced 39 people and damaged 10 homes this week. Neighbors and the American Red Cross have stepped up to help.
