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Fire destroys Gerrardstown home
Fire destroyed a two-story house in the Glenwood Forest subdivision Sunday night, according to a Back Creek Valley Fire Department spokesman. Fire Chief Dan Petry said a neighbor initially saw a grill on fire at the house. When firefighters arrived, fire...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross
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Garage fire near Clear Spring destroys truck, mowers
A Sunday morning garage fire northeast of Clear Spring destroyed a 2002 Chevy pickup and damaged three riding lawn mowers and other belongings inside, Clear Spring Fire Chief Mike Reid said Sunday. The call for a fully involved garage fire at 13831 Faith...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Mike Reid
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Chambersburg sues paid firefighters union
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Borough of Chambersburg is suing the local chapter of a firefighters union over a dispute in which professional firefighters allegedly were told to stop volunteering in the municipality. In October 2011, International Association of Firefighters...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Disasters and Accidents, Unions, Laws
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Fire destroys Shenandoah Junction house
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThree volunteer firefighters were injured Wednesday morning while battling a house fire at 264 First St. in Shenandoah Junction, a fire company official said. Two of the injured firefighters from the Shepherdstown (W.Va.) Fire Department were taken...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Wooden beams, stones from Mercersburg's dismantled Smith House survive storage facility fire
waynesboro@herald-mail.comArtifacts from a centuries-old house that once survived wrecking equipment avoided burning in a fire that ripped through their storage facility late Saturday. Wooden beams and stones from Mercersburg’s dismantled Smith House were being stored in an...Tags: Car Tires, Disasters and Accidents, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Investigators look into cause of fire that damaged structure that held Smith House artifacts
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAuthorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire that heavily damaged the building that housed artifacts from Mercersburg’s dismantled Smith House. A Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal visited the scene Sunday and might return mid-...Tags: Interior Policy, Disasters and Accidents, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Commissioners office space damaged in fire
Office space used by the Franklin County Commissioners in downtown Chambersburg was damaged by fire Thursday afternoon. Fire crews responded to a building fire in downtown Chambersburg that closed the first block of North Main Street to traffic from...
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Rock wall, talent contest, face painting make up Family Fun Day
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comMarshall Mangold got a little nervous as he got about halfway up the 24-foot rock wall at the Valley Mall. The 6-year-old from Boonsboro got a little coaching from the River Riders wall attendant before jumping off and gliding back down to the floor....Tags: Bob Seger, Disasters and Accidents, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Demographics
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Candle apparently ignited blaze that destroyed Rohrersville home
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA candle left unattended apparently caused a fire that destroyed a house at 2815 Shaff Road in Rohrersville on Wednesday morning, Maryland State Fire Marshal Ed Ernst said. Nobody was injured. Ernst said the fire appears to have been caused by a...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross
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No injuries in afternoon fire at Walter Ave in Greencastle
No one was injured Friday afternoon in a fire at 96 Walter Ave. in Greencastle. J.R. Koons, deputy fire chief of the Greencastle Rescue Hose Co., said the fire call was dispatched as a camper fire around 2:30 p.m. When Greencastle police arrived on...
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Paid firefighters help improve emergency response in Bedington, W.Va.
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Council and the Bedington Volunteer Fire Department have agreed to keep a combined paid and volunteer firefighter system in place following a six-month trial period. Robert W. “Robbie” Robinson, president of the fire...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Man injured in fatal Summit Ave. fire remains in critical condition
A Hagerstown man who was injured in a fire that claimed the lives of two family members, including a 3-year-old girl, remained in critical condition Monday at a Baltimore hospital. Quinten Coldsmith Jr., 64, was listed in critical condition at R Adams...
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