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First Responders

Yonkers

Lifestyle

Update: Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Stops At Westchester Stew Leonard's

Update: Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Stops At Westchester Stew Leonard's

Update: Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Stops At Westchester Stew Leonard's During an appearance at a Stew Leonard's in Westchester, iconic celebrity chef Guy Fieri gave a shoutout to first responders while holding a bottle signing event. The special Cinco De Mayo bottle signing event was held on Sunday, May 5 at Stew Leonard's Wines & Spirits of Yonkers at 1 Stew Leonard Dr. Earlier Report - Guy Fieri To Hold Event At Stew Leonard's In Yonkers During the event, Fieri signed bottles of his Santo Tequila, which he makes with rock star Sammy Hagar. The beloved Food Network star also took time to highlight the Yonkers Police offi…

05/06/2024

Lancaster

Police & Fire

Teacher's Thumb Bitten Off At Central PA School: Police

Teacher's Thumb Bitten Off At Central PA School: Police

Teacher's Thumb Bitten Off At Central PA School: Police A teacher's thumb was bitten and severed partially off after an incident involving a student of IU13 Early Childhood and Special Education Services in Manheim, both the school and police told Daily Voice. The school where the incident took is also known as IU13 or Central Education Center which "operates on behalf of the 22 public school districts in Lancaster and Lebanon counties," according to its website. The biting incident happened in the morning on Thursday, April 18, according to statements both the police and the school sent to Daily Voice. The school "staff resp…

by Jillian Pikora

04/23/2024

Harford

Police & Fire

Five Displaced By Abingdon Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Aberdeen Blaze

Five Displaced By Abingdon Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Aberdeen Blaze

Five Displaced By Abingdon Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Aberdeen Blaze First responders in Harford County were busy on Monday morning, responding first to a triple-fatal fire in Aberdeen before being called to a row of townhouses in Belcamp that went up in flames, officials say. Firefighters were called to the 4300 block of Perkins Place at around 11 p.m. on April 15, where there was a reported house fire that spread to an adjacent home, though any occupants were able to escape safely. pic.twitter.com/CIW1AEQ5XF — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) April 15, 2024 Crews were able to have the fire under control shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Monday, though they rema…

04/15/2024

Morris

Police & Fire

Vehicle Overturns In Parsippany: Mount Tabor FD

Vehicle Overturns In Parsippany: Mount Tabor FD

Vehicle Overturns In Parsippany: Mount Tabor FD First responders tended to an overturned vehicle in Parsippany on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, authorities said. At 4:53 p.m., a driver was trapped in an overturned vehicle following a two-car crash at Brooklawn Drive and Glencove Road, the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department said. Firefighters responded quickly to the scene to assist the Parsippany Police Department with freeing the trapped driver, fire officials said. The driver in the other vehicle was evaluated by EMS and transported to a nearby hospital, firefighters said. First responders cleared the scene in 40 minutes, firefi…

04/09/2024

Calvert

Police & Fire

Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Calvert County Home (PHOTOS)

Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Calvert County Home (PHOTOS)

Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Calvert County Home (Photos) One person suffered a burn injury in Calvert County when a space heater sparked a fire in the basement of a Sunderland home that rapidly spread to the rest of the house. Dozens of first responders from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called early on Easter Sunday to a home on Claggett Road when a homeowner advised that the flames had started spreading. Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department The fire was reported in the 1100 block of Claggett Road in Sunderland at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. According to the Office of the State Fire Marsh…

04/01/2024

Lehigh

Police & Fire

'Nauseated, Vomiting:' 54 Workers Taken To Hospital In Upper Macungie HazMat Incident, Cops Say

'Nauseated, Vomiting:' 54 Workers Taken To Hospital In Upper Macungie HazMat Incident, Cops Say

'Nauseated, Vomiting:' 54 Workers Taken To Hospital In Upper Macungie HazMat Incident, Cops Say Dozens of employees were taken to area hospitals after authorities responded to a hazmat situation in Upper Macungie on Friday, Feb. 23. First responders were called to Sharp Packaging Solutions on Keebler Way, for reports of a "chemical odor" and employees feeling ill, township police said. They arrived to find multiple workers nauseated, vomiting, and experiencing headaches, according to officials. Fifty-four of the 154 employees were taken to hospitals for evaluation, police said. An update on their conditions Friday evening was not released. Firefighters and Lehigh Co…

02/23/2024

Middlesex MA

Police & Fire

North Reading Cops, Firefighters Help Mom Deliver Baby Girl In Bathroom

North Reading Cops, Firefighters Help Mom Deliver Baby Girl In Bathroom

North Reading Cops, Firefighters Help Mom Deliver Baby Girl In Bathroom First responders in North Reading are being hailed as heroes after they helped deliver a baby girl in a family’s bathroom, authorities said. An expectant mother who was past her due date gave birth to a healthy baby girl, and the North Reading Police and Fire Departments were at the Greenbriar Condominiums on Greenbriar Drive on Monday, Jan. 15, around 8 a.m. to help her. “We wish this new family the very best, and I am proud of our North Reading first responders who helped ensure this surprise turn of events ended well,” Police Chief Mark Zimmerman said. Related: First Responders He…

by Khier Casino

01/24/2024

Arlington

Police & Fire

Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say

Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say

Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Cleanup efforts are underway and first responders are being hailed as heroes after a pair of gas-fed explosions rocked a Southeast DC neighborhood on Thursday. A convenience store next to a day care center was destroyed on Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. Video from the dash-cam of the first engine on scene captures the moment when the second of two explosions takes place at a convenience store on Marion Barry Ave SE minutes after the initial daycare explosion #DCsBra…

01/18/2024

Putnam

Police & Fire

Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Carmel During Storm

Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Carmel During Storm

Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Carmel During Storm Amid a wintry Nor'easter, first responders were tasked with rescuing a driver who became trapped in their vehicle as the result of a rollover at a Hudson Valley intersection. The rollover happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Jan. 7 around 7:30 a.m., when a vehicle overturned on its side in Carmel at the intersection of Hill and Dale Road (Route 44) and Fair Street (Route 60), according to the Carmel Fire Department. Arriving first responders soon found that the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and worked to extricate them. The driver was then evaluated by EMS crews at …

01/08/2024

Middlesex MA

Obituaries

Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created

Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created

Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created A fundraiser has been created for the family of a Waltham police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left another person dead and two others hospitalized. Officer Paul Tracey was killed on Dec. 6 while managing traffic at a National Grid job site. Utility employee Roderick "Kito" Jackson was also killed when a man crashed into them and kept driving. Running 4 Heroes created the fundraiser to benefit Tracey's family. The organization raises money for first responders killed in the line of duty. The group has raised more than $…

12/15/2023

Essex NJ

Police & Fire

Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police

Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police

Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police Verona first responders had a harrowing rescue on Tuesday, Nov. 8, treating a cardiac emergency in a basement, police said. At 11:20 a.m., police, rescue, fire along with the Department of Public Works and first responders from Montclair and Atlantic responded to a cardiac related medical emergency inside the basement of a building at Bloomfield Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, officers said. Upon arrival, first responders realized the only way to get him out was through a sidewalk basement vault door, officers said. "This required a unified and coordinated effort between all agencies at the s…

11/08/2023

Southwest Dutchess

Police & Fire

New Update: 15 Injured, Several Critical Following Gas Line Explosion In Wappingers Falls

New Update: 15 Injured, Several Critical Following Gas Line Explosion In Wappingers Falls

New Update: 15 Injured, Several Critical Following Gas Line Explosion In Wappingers Falls A day after a gas explosion leveled a Hudson Valley home details are emerging including the number of injured. The horrific incident took place in Dutchess County around 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2 in Wappingers Falls in the area of Brick Row off of Mill Street. Gas Explosion Collapses Home In Wappingers Falls; Around A Dozen Injuries - Developing Officials with Central Hudson Gas & Electric said that a contractor struck a 3/4-inch gas line causing a fire and explosion. When the village of Wappingers Falls Police arrived on the scene they found two children and a mother with seve…

by Kathy Reakes

11/03/2023

Cortlandt

Police & Fire

Woman Hospitalized After 50-Foot Fall At Croton-On-Hudson Hiking Trail

Woman Hospitalized After 50-Foot Fall At Croton-On-Hudson Hiking Trail

Woman Hospitalized After 50-Foot Fall At Croton-On-Hudson Hiking Trail Thanks to quick action from first responders, a woman was rescued from a Northern Westchester hiking trail after falling up to 50 feet down an embankment, fire officials said. The incident happened on Saturday, Oct. 28 just before 5:30 p.m., when first responders were sent to help a fall victim at the Croton Gorge Trail in Croton-On-Hudson. According to the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department, crews quickly found the woman on the wooded hill between Gorge Park and the upper trailway. Because a large portion of the trail had been washed out by heavy rainfall in the last months, a utility …

11/02/2023

Lyndhurst

Police & Fire

Lyndhurst Police Officer Shot At By Enraged Resident Receives Bergen 200 Club's Highest Honor

Lyndhurst Police Officer Shot At By Enraged Resident Receives Bergen 200 Club's Highest Honor

Lyndhurst Police Officer Shot At By Enraged Resident Receives Bergen 200 Club's Highest Honor Lyndhurst Police Officer Michael Clifford had a split-second to react when an enraged resident standing outside his home took a shot at the veteran lawman during what was supposed to be a welfare check. Clifford fired back and took cover. The sound of another gunshot followed. Clifford, discovering that the 36-year-old resident had shot himself, tried to resuscitate him to no avail. For his heroism that fall morning in 2021, Clifford has received the Valor Award from the 200 Club of Bergen County, one of the nation's largest groups of its kind. He's richly deserving of the honor, the Lyn…

by Jerry DeMarco

10/09/2023

Cortlandt

Police & Fire

Young Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Swing At Croton-On-Hudson Park

Young Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Swing At Croton-On-Hudson Park

Young Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Swing At Croton-On-Hudson Park First responders and police were dispatched to a park in Northern Westchester after a girl became trapped in a swing. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 9 around 12:30 p.m., when firefighters and police responded to Senasqua Park in Croton-on-Hudson, where a young girl had become stuck in a swing with possible injuries to her legs, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Arriving firefighters and Croton Police officers then worked together to lift the girl while the swing was cut down, relieving the painful tension she had been suffering from. After this, crews …

09/12/2023

Bucks

Police & Fire

1 Dead, 1 Critical When Car Slams Concrete Barrier In Philadelphia

1 Dead, 1 Critical When Car Slams Concrete Barrier In Philadelphia

1 Dead, 1 Critical When Car Slams Concrete Barrier In Philadelphia One person died and another was critically injured in a Philadelphia crash Thursday, Sept. 7, police said. It happened at 600 N. Delaware Avenue around 6:15 p.m., police said. A 58-year-old man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after 7:05 p.m. One of two passengers was placed in critical condition, while an update on the third victim wasn't immediately available. Footage from the scene posted to Citizen shows first responders extricating the victims from an older Honda sedan that struck the concrete barrier.

by Cecilia Levine

09/07/2023

Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights

Police & Fire

Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight

Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight

Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight A 4-year-old boy who comes from a family of North Jersey first responders has headed into a battle with the additional love and support of friends, fellow public servants and others. Jonathan Benkovic has Wilms tumor. Also known as nephroblastoma, it's a pediatric cancer that often affects children 3 to 4 years old. Next week he'll begin chemotherapy treatments that are expected to last 30 weeks. A community of public servants are all pulling for Jonathan, who comes from a family of heroes. The sheriff’s PBA Local 134, along with police and firefighters in Hasbrouck Heights and Hackensack…

by Jerry DeMarco

09/04/2023

Ocean

Police & Fire

Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In Lakewood

Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In Lakewood

Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In Lakewood First responders' attempts to save a man trapped in industrial machinery were futile as the man died on Friday morning, Aug. 25, in Ocean County. OSHA is investigating the fatality at Cambridge Pavingstones, according to Lenore Uddyback-Fortson, regional director of the federal agency. The man was found unresponsive in the machine at 10 Havenwood Court in Lakewood just after 7:30 a.m., Lakewood police said. Responders were able to free the man and began life-saving measures. Unfortunately, efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police sa…

08/25/2023

Bedford

Police & Fire

Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford

Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford

Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford After becoming injured miles-deep in the woods at a nature preserve in Northern Westchester, a hiker had to be rescued by first responders. The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 10:45 a.m., when the Banksville Fire Department received a report of an injured hiker at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford. According to the department, the hiker was around two miles deep into the forest and was unable to leave the preserve without help from first responders. Minutes later, fire crews arrived at the preserve and used all-terrain vehicles to help get the hiker out…

08/23/2023

Union

Lifestyle

Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert

Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert

Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert Elizabeth's first responders were put on full display in the best way Friday, Aug. 4. Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo rocked an Elizabeth Fire EMS T-Shirt while performing at MetLife Stadium. According to the department, EMT Nancy Herrera gave Trujillo a shirt as a gift a few months back when he was signing autographs at Bayway Liquors. Rob Trujillo from Metallica wore an Elizabeth Fire EMS T-Shirt tonight during his concert at MetLife Stadium. a few... Posted by Friends of Elizabeth NJ EMS locals 87 & 309 on Friday, August 4, 2023 Things came full circle at Friday's show, as Her…

by Cecilia Levine

08/05/2023

Montgomery MD

Traffic

Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Montgomery County Crash Near School (DEVELOPING)

Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Montgomery County Crash Near School (DEVELOPING)

Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Montgomery County Crash Near School (Developing) Another motorcyclist in Maryland has suffered serious injuries after crashing into the back of a dump truck, authorities say. At approximately 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officials said that a motorcyclist drove into the back of the truck on Ridge Road near Hawkes Road, leading to road closures in the area after the person was trapped underneath the vehicle. First responders were able to extricate the biker from under the dump truck, and he was treated for traumatic injuries. Ridge Rd., & Hawkes Road., IAO Cedar Grove Elementary school, Damascus, collision, involving dump truck &am…

07/24/2023

Arlington

Police & Fire

Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports

Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports

Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Two near-drowning victims at a Washington DC pool were resuscitated by a CPR instructor who happened to be nearby and DC's first responders, according to various news reports. After the man and woman were pulled from the bottom of the deep end at the Theodore Hagans Pool around 5 p.m., Thursday, July 13, Jermaine Hunter got to work, as reported by WJLA. Hunter has 15 years of CPR instruction, he told the outlet. MPD officers, lifeguards and Hunter continued CPR until DC Fire and EMS arrived, who were able to resuscitate the victims, they confirmed. According to Fox5, the victims…

by Cecilia Levine

07/14/2023

Northern Highlands

Police & Fire

Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment

Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment

Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment A driver and passenger escaped serious injury when their pickup truck crashed through a Route 17 guardrail and landed on its side down an embankment, responders said. It was just past the bus stop at the Sheridan Avenue exit on the southbound highway in Waldwick just past 2 a.m. Wednesday when the Chevy Silverado barreled through the rail and landed on its driver's side. Waldwick firefighters stabilized the truck, then used a ladder to get the two occupants out. Waldwick firefighters cut a section of guardrail away so the pickup could be removed following the crash off southbound Route…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/06/2023

Hudson

Obituaries

'Icon To The Community': Ground Zero First Responder From Bayonne Mickey McCabe Dead At 76

'Icon To The Community': Ground Zero First Responder From Bayonne Mickey McCabe Dead At 76

'Icon To The Community': Ground Zero First Responder From Bayonne Mickey McCabe Dead At 76 Mickey McCabe was all about helping the City of Bayonne. The longtime first responder and community leader died on Monday, June 19 after a long battle with lung cancer, according to his obituary. McCabe and his wife Judy started McCabe Ambulance Company, which they operated for more than 50 years, his obituary reads. McCabe was also co-founder and chairperson of the board of BCB Community Bank and a founding member of the Bayonne St. Patrick's Parade Committee, according to his obituary. On 9/11, McCabe went to Manhattan to be a part of the rescue efforts at Ground Zero, working at the…

06/20/2023

Frederick

Police & Fire

Car Found At Bottom Of Dry Quarry In Frederick County; Three Dead, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)

Car Found At Bottom Of Dry Quarry In Frederick County; Three Dead, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)

Car Found At Bottom Of Dry Quarry In Frederick County; Three Dead, Sheriff Says (Developing) The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that two women and a man were involved in a triple-fatal single-car crash at the Union Bridge Quarry on Sunday morning. At approximately 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, members of the sheriff’s office were called to investigate a reported crash with a vehicle in the bottom of the dry quarry near Lehigh Road and Peter Shriner Road. One woman was ejected from the vehicle, according to police. All three people inside the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. “We are still on the scene at the Heidelberg Material-owned U…

06/04/2023

Hampshire Franklin MA

Police & Fire

Severe Crash: Both Drivers Walk Away From South Deerfield Wreck, Despite Damage To Cars

Severe Crash: Both Drivers Walk Away From South Deerfield Wreck, Despite Damage To Cars

Severe Crash: Both Drivers Walk Away From South Deerfield Wreck, Despite Damage To Cars Somehow, no one was seriously injured in a South Deerfield wreck on Tuesday, May 23, that trapped one driver inside their car and totaled another, authorities said. The two-car crash happened just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Mill Village Road and Greenfield Road, South Deerfield first responders said. When firefighters arrived, they found one car on its side with the driver trapped inside. Crews pulled out the windshield and freed the driver, who walked away with only minor injuries. Though, officials took them to Cooley Dickinson Health Care Northampton for e…

05/24/2023

Bucks

Police & Fire

Fentanyl HazMat Situation: Man Dead; Woman, Baby Hospitalized In 'Difficult' Philadelphia Day

Fentanyl HazMat Situation: Man Dead; Woman, Baby Hospitalized In 'Difficult' Philadelphia Day

Fentanyl HazMat Situation: Man Dead; Woman, Baby Hospitalized In 'Difficult' Philadelphia Day A man in his 30s who was found with fentanyl on and around him died while a 22-year-old woman and a baby were hospitalized on Friday morning, March 24 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The fire department was called to a home on the 4000 block of Teesdale Street around 10:35 a.m., where medics found the man unresponsive in the basement of a home, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. A difficult day for the Mayfair community. We're grateful for the quick actions of our members, who responded to a medical call in the midst of a hazmat situation & ended up saving a life. Thanks t…

by Cecilia Levine

03/24/2023

Warren Hunterdon

Police & Fire

State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (PHOTOS)

State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (PHOTOS)

State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (Photos) A truck that failed to move over at an active police scene struck three state police vehicles and an ambulance on Route 80 in Warren County Thursday night, Feb. 23, responders said (scroll for photos). The police vehicles had activated their lights and were closing off the roadway at mile marker 17.4 to assist with a separate crash when a rotator truck towing a refrigerated box truck struck them and an Allamuchy-Green First Aid Squad ambulance around 11:15 p.m., State Police and Allamuchy firefighters said. The police vehicles, blocking the left and center lanes, were seriously damaged whi…

by Cecilia Levine

02/24/2023

Norfolk

News

HOMICIDE: Duxbury Mother Charged With Strangling Her 2 Children To Death

HOMICIDE: Duxbury Mother Charged With Strangling Her 2 Children To Death

Homicide: Duxbury Mother Charged With Strangling Her 2 Children To Death A 32-year-old mother is facing charges in connection with the murders of two young children at a home on the South Shore, authorities said. Lindsay Clancy was charged in the deaths of her children who were found in their Duxbury home this week, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz announced on Wednesday, Jan. 25. UPDATE: An arrest warrant has been issued for Lindsay Clancy for 2 counts of Homicide and 3 counts each of Strangulation, and Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon for the deaths of 5 year-old Cora Clancy and 3 year-old Dawson Clancy. Lindsay Clancy is under police cus…

by David Cifarelli

01/25/2023

Camden

Police & Fire

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Gloucester Home

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Gloucester Home

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Gloucester Home Officials are investigating after a Gloucester Township home caught fire in the evening hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Firefighters were called to a property on Locust Drive in the township's Blackwood section at about 5:45 p.m. for a reported house fire, said police in a statement. On arrival, first responders saw smoke and flames at the house's rear. The home, which was occupied at the time the fire broke out, was evacuated along with neighboring buildings while firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze. No injuries were reported, and though the cause of the fire rem…

01/17/2023

Washington

News

Side Of Former Hagerstown Church Comes Tumbling Down In Partial Collapse

Side Of Former Hagerstown Church Comes Tumbling Down In Partial Collapse

Side Of Former Hagerstown Church Comes Tumbling Down In Partial Collapse It was a busy Saturday night for first responders in Washington County when a residential building partially collapsed in Hagerstown. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department and several neighboring agencies responded to a reported building collapse in the 500 block of Washington Avenue at Washington Square. From the outside, first responders were met by rubble and debris that left the interior of the building, which reportedly was the site of a former church, largely exposed. According to the property owners, the space was vacant at the time o…

01/15/2023