Tag: fire
Firefighters battling 3-alarm blaze in Royersford, Pa.
Officials say the flames have spread to multiple homes.
1 month ago
Civil rights lawsuit filed over 2022 Fairmount fire that killed 9 children and 3 adults
The federal lawsuit is against the Philadelphia Housing Authority and the city's Department of Human Services, as well as various officials of the agencies.
4 months ago
Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino
Fire Chief Scott Evans said Thursday a cause of the fire had not yet been determined.
5 months ago
Residents displaced after massive fire in Oxford, Pa. to be moved to hotels
The four-alarm blaze likely started in a warehouse, then spread to nearby businesses and apartments on Third Street.
7 months ago
Fire erupts at popular North Philadelphia restaurant amid severe storms
Fire officials are working to determine whether the fire was caused by lightning.
10 months ago
Crews battle 2-alarm fire in North Philadelphia furniture store
The fire started just before noon Monday near American and Huntingdon streets.
10 months ago
10 people rescued after blaze damages 6 homes in Atlantic City
Firefighters responded to a massive blaze in Atlantic City on Wednesday.
10 months ago
Boy, 12, dies in Maple Shade apartment complex fire; mom and sister in critical condition
Viewer video showed intense flames burning through the roof at the Fox Meadow apartment complex.
12 months ago
Massive fire at warehouse in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia placed under control
Some 140 firefighters battled the four-alarm blaze before it was placed under control around 11:20 a.m.
12 months ago
No unsafe levels of toxic chemicals found in air near Hunting Park junkyard fire, city says
Philly’s air monitors did not detect a rise in unhealthy particulate pollution during Wednesday’s fire, officials say, but the closest monitor is two miles away.
1 year ago
Fire damages 6 Chester County homes, displaces 22 on Easter Sunday
Officials say approximately 80 firefighters were needed to get the flames under control.
1 year ago
40 dead in fire at Mexico migrant center near U.S. border
Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, according to the Mexican president.
1 year ago
Massive 4-alarm fire destroys church in Florence, New Jersey
The flames broke out around 6 p.m. at the Fountain of Life Center in Florence, NJ.
1 year ago
Tequilas restaurant in Center City ‘shut down until further notice’ after kitchen fire
The restaurant has been serving the Philadelphia community for more than three decades.
1 year ago
Multiple rescues reported after apartment building fire in Drexel Hill, Pa.
Firefighters were called out to fight a two-alarm blaze at an apartment building in Drexel Hill, Delaware County.
1 year ago