Woman, 4 children killed in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, house fire
The deadly fire broke out inside a home on Willow Street in Franklin Township Wednesday.
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The deadly fire broke out inside a home on Willow Street in Franklin Township Wednesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Railroad Administration are warning SEPTA that it must make changes to ensure safety after multiple fires on Regional Rail cars this year.
Authorities say a mother and her four children all died in an overnight house fire in Franklin Township. The fire started at the home on Willow Street, right off Route 209 in Carbon County. Lehighton Area School District says they believe three of their students, a kindergartner, a first grader, and a ninth grader, died in a house fire.
The Carbon County Coroner's Office confirmed the fatalities after the early morning fire Wednesday in Franklin township.
The fire began inside a home on Steinway Avenue in Ewing Township, Mercer County Tuesday night.
Folks in Middletown Township, Bucks County, are probably still talking about this electric car fire. It happened at East Lincoln Highway and La Grand Avenue. Firefighters said it took over two hours just to get the blaze in the Tesla under control due to the lithium-ion batteries. Crews had to use what they call an encapsulating agent along with water. Luckily, no one was injured.
Officials said the cause of the massive fire at SPS Technologies in Abington Township that took nearly a week to contain in February was ruled accidental.
Seven months after a fire destroyed more than 80% of its manufacturing facility, SPS Technologies is moving forward with plans to rebuild, bringing hope, stability and jobs back to the Abington community.
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Neighbors raced to their home in the middle of the night to tell them their house was on fire. A Ring doorbell camera captured the frantic moments Saturday in Toms River. You can see the family racing out of their home with their 9-month-old baby, narrowly escaping what could have been a deadly situation. Everyone made it out okay, but the home does have extensive smoke and water damage.
A Trenton community is now rallying behind multiple families who lost practically everything when a fire destroyed seven rowhomes last week.
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A three-alarm fire has engulfed several rowhomes in Trenton, New Jersey. Chopper 3 was over the 1200 block of Olden Avenue. Fire fighters are on the scene, working to get the fire under control. The block is being evacuated. No word yet on any injuries, or what caused the fire.
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Dozens of families are out of their homes after flames tore through an apartment building in Bucks County. Crews in Bristol Township spent hours battling the flames. Two firefighters and a resident were hurt. Eva Andersen reports.
A fire devastated St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield Township nearly a year ago. Help in the multi-million dollar reconstruction brought the community together.
It’s been nearly a year since a fire devastated a catholic school in Springfield Township. There’s an update on the effort to help in the multi-million dollar reconstruction. Madeleine Wright shows how it brought a community together.
A two-alarm blaze broke out at a vacant church in West Philadelphia early Monday morning.
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Over a dozen people are now displaced in Reading after an early morning fire heavily damaged multiple apartment buildings. Ray Strickland talks to a woman who says firefighters saved her life.
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The cooldown in the Philadelphia region begins Friday, but it will still be shorts and T-shirt weather.
Mayor Cherelle Parker held a town hall Thursday night to discuss her budget plan with neighbors at Vare Recreation Center in South Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia City Council special committee will investigate the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage collapse in Grays Ferry that left three construction workers dead.
Police in Delaware County are warning about a possible attempt to lure a child into a car.
Police said a Dodge SUV hit another vehicle in a crosswalk and then damaged two parked cars. One person was killed in the crash.
The cooldown in the Philadelphia region begins Friday, but it will still be shorts and T-shirt weather.
A Philadelphia City Council special committee will investigate the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage collapse in Grays Ferry that left three construction workers dead.
Mayor Cherelle Parker held a town hall Thursday night to discuss her budget plan with neighbors at Vare Recreation Center in South Philadelphia.
The Flyers and Penguins renew the Battle of Pennsylvania in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Here's the first-round series schedule.
Police said a Dodge SUV hit another vehicle in a crosswalk and then damaged two parked cars. One person was killed in the crash.
Mayor Cherelle Parker held a town hall Thursday night to discuss her budget plan with neighbors at Vare Recreation Center in South Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia City Council special committee will investigate the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage collapse in Grays Ferry that left three construction workers dead.
Police in Delaware County are warning about a possible attempt to lure a child into a car.
Pennsylvania real estate agent and youth soccer coach Albert Stroble was arrested and charged for the possession of child sexual abuse material.
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A tractor-trailer crashed into an overpass on Route 295 in Marlton, New Jersey, causing traffic to back up.
Officials in Wildwood, New Jersey, are moving to close the boardwalk between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Police are investigating a shooting outside a Cherry Hill strip mall, where a 61-year-old man was injured.
Authorities released new photos of a man who was killed in Camden, but footage of an attack or crime scene is slim.
One person was hospitalized after a person driving an SUV in Wilmington struck three houses and caused a natural gas leak in a crash Thursday afternoon.
Two people were found dead inside an apartment building in Wilmington, across the street from Tilton Park Thursday, sources said.
Thousands of individually packaged bags of fentanyl were found in the woods in New Castle County, Delaware, police said.
Months after a propane explosion, Refuge Nation Church in Bear, Delaware, will welcome members back this weekend.
A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she was shot on North Walnut Street in Wilmington, police said.
Transplant patients participated in a Donor Dash at Penn Medicine to celebrate donors and their families.
Ordinary Philadelphians are stepping into the ring not for a title but to take on cancer in the fourth annual Liberty Bell Brawl.
An exhibit called Revolutionary Botany at the Mütter Museum explores the origins of the American pharmacy and Philly's role.
The Be Still Foundation is hosting a nationwide pickleball tournament during National Parkinson's Awareness Month.
Wawa is recalling four popular 16-ounce drinks sold at a number of stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.
Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is closed until further notice following a fire, a mall security official said.
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Police said a Dodge SUV hit another vehicle in a crosswalk and then damaged two parked cars. One person was killed in the crash.
A tractor-trailer crashed into an overpass on Route 295 in Marlton, New Jersey, causing traffic to back up.
The westbound lanes of Interstate 76 were temporarily blocked in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning after a dump truck caught fire.
SEPTA said a person was struck at the Girard Avenue B line station on Wednesday morning, leading to service disruptions.
Residents along Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia say speeding cars in the area have been a consistent problem.
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The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
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Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
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