Man Found Dead In Bensalem Apartment Fire, Others Injured: Police
A man was found dead and two others were injured after a fire tore through a Bucks County apartment building, affecting six units, authorities said.
The fire broke out at Primavera Square Apartments, 717 Station Ave. in Bensalem, around 6:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, Bensalem police said.
Firefighters arrived to find an active fire in a second-floor apartment, authorities said. The blaze was extinguished, but six apartments were affected.
A man was found dead as a result of the fire, while two other people suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said. A…
Burning Car Rolls Backward, Slams Into School Bus In Susquehanna Twp. Crash
A car engulfed in flames rolled backward, sideswiped another vehicle, and crashed into a school bus in the Harrisburg area on Thursday evening, Oct. 15, police said.
The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on North Progress Avenue just south of Garrison Avenue in Susquehanna Township, according to the Susquehanna Township Police Department.
The vehicle caught fire before rolling backward, striking a second vehicle, and crashing into the school bus, police said.
All occupants of the three vehicles escaped safely, and emergency medical personnel reported no injuries, according to police.
A witn…
Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company
Three people were injured after a fire destroyed a home in Swedesboro, Friday, Oct. 9, authorities said.
At 3:11 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire at 5 Merckling St. in Swedesboro and found a home engulfed in flames with thick black violent smoke, Woolwich Fire Company said.
Firefighters immediately entered the home to locate a man trapped, fire officials said. Despite intense heat and smoke, a firefighter located the man in a chair, secured him and removed him from the home, fire officials said.
Firefighters gave the man fresh air, fire officials said. The quick action of…
Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot
A towed car sparked a fiery act of revenge in Maryland, and now two men are behind bars, accused of turning a parking dispute into an arson plot.
Clayton John Baynard III, 36, of Federalsburg, and Reuben Jerome Johnson Jr., 36, of New Castle, Delaware, have been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire at the Federal Manor Apartment Complex in Caroline County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
Investigators say Johnson wanted revenge over a vehicle that had been towed from the property and enlisted Baynard to set the fire.
Baynard allegedly ob…
Plumstead Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says
A 21-year-old man accused of illegally living in an abandoned Jersey Shore home has been charged with setting a fire that injured a firefighter, authorities said.
Matthew Waldman,a Plumsted Township resident, was charged Sunday, Oct. 11, in connection with the fire that broke out behind a home on Maple Avenue the previous afternoon, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
At 4:30 p.m., firefighters and police were called to the property and found flames throughout a detached garage behind the home, Billhimer said.
A female firefighter injured her hand while battling the blaze and w…
