Causing Second Degree burns to the officers leg. He has nonlifethreatening burns. Second degree burns. They are told to go into their homes and off the street but the suspect is in custody and the officer is taken to the hospital where Second Degree burns to his upper leg and foot. Channel 6 action news. Thank you. Chopper 6 hd over a fire scene on the 200 block of west gay street in westchester where a blaze broke out two hours ago, a total of a dozen firefighters were hurt. Five of whom were rushed to the hospital. Tonight lets go live to the scene and action News Reporter annie mccormick. That is right five of those firefight firefighters were taken to the hospital. I want to go back to the chopper 6 hd video showing you an aerial view of this fire. We are told that the firefighters responded at the 200 block of west gray street. The fire is underground, near the justice complex and an anybody of downtown businesses and restaurants, we dont know the source of the fire but it could be from cables underground and we dont know if the fire is under control. He are waiting to hear the conditions of the firefighters, five of them taken to the hospital and 10 of them treated at the scene and we believe that their injuries are nonlifethreatening. This is the intersection of north gay street. We are about to get an update from the Public Information officer right now, this block right here, the sheriffs deputy just talking to he is from the justice complex all the people walking on the block eating outside and get ago way from the scene at this moment. Well get more details from this gentlemen out here now. Reporting live in westchester, annie mccormick, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Tonight we are keeping track of the heated reaction to President Trumps emphatic warning to north korea. If you havent heard it you have been living under a rock but this is what trump said north korea best not make anymore threats to the United States they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never scene. And this morning trump declared that the u. S. Nuclear arsenal is far stronger and more powerful than ever before. Trumps comments came after word that intelligence officials that north korea had successfully miniaturized a nuclear bomb to fit at the end of an icbm and today Rex Tillerson tried to get everyone to calm down and americans should have no concerns. Developments did not suggest that the u. S. Was moving close toward a military option. Vernon odom is gathering reaction to the remarks from yesterday and the escalating tense from the u. S. And north korea. Vernon what have you been hear. Reporter a whole lot. People express deep fear with what they hear. And many told me and i quote here. See two erratic and insecure men with their hands on Nuclear Buttons and i found supporters of President Trump as well. They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power. The rhetorical smack down between President Trump and north Koreas Kim Jong un has many concerned about a nuclear war. I am afraid for our country well make more problems than we need to. I dont think we are handling it correctly. But trump devotees are with him. We could have blown them away a long time ago. And what the president is talking about now . He is its time to get tough. Kim doesnt want war with the United States. He is not suicidal. He views having Nuclear Weapons as an insurance policy. Jacks expertise spans the globe. He says the president of the usa should never stoop to the conduct regular displayed by the hermit kingdom cooler minds need to be restored before we make threats and saying things. Held and gin is a nuclear activists. The key to contain a tyrant not allowing him to lead the way but having us lead it. Im concerned the way the president is talking he is allowing kim jong un is allowing him to lead and escalate on his terms. It was just another day of looking at the president of the United States of ever growing portfolio of controversies. You can get the latest on the rising tensions with norm korea on the 6 abc app. We have reaction from u. S. Lawmakers to the escalating threats and more on how the Trump Administration is responding and a closer look at the arsenal. World news tonight with david muir has much more on the korea situation next at 6 30 after action news. The fight over the controversial dune projects in margate was back before a federal judge in camden county. Margate is trying to stop the army corps of engineers from restarting the dune work. They showed where the new dunes were constructed unexpected ponds were formed and the feds argued its a temporary condition and once it is complete the water table should drop. The judge has yet to make a decision. Drilling continues on a natural gas pipeline through pennsylvania. Residents reached a settlement with sunoco after filing a lawsuit in may. They argued that the 350 mile long mariner two east pipeline was too close to their homes, sunoco will evaluate 47 high risk sites and offer water tests for wells near drilling areas. The 2. 5 billion pipeline carries, propane and butane and ethanol. Sean mccullough came to them. Surveillance video shows the scene at 3 45 this morning. The 44yearold resident of havertown hopped the curb to go around the security gate at the police station, he told the officers he consumed 14 beers and was looking for someplace safe. Mccullough was charged with dui and careless driving. And here is an update to a story we brought you last night at 11 00. The Atlantic CityProsecutors Office now says that the man found dead inside of a hotel room inside of a tropicana resort committed suicide and a second person, a woman was injured during a suicide attempt. There is an isolated incident and no reason for the public to be worried about their safety. Coming up a philadelphia girl is on the road to recovery after a tragic accident two months ago 11yearold sienna ward speaks out about the day that changed her life forever. The eagles are in green bay to take on the packers a preview of tomorrows preseason matchup. We take a look today was a Beautiful Day out there. Lots of sunshine and low humidity with the temperatures topping off in the mid80s. As you go through the evening hours, temperatures slide from the 80s into the 70s but the comfy air will not last long. Well talk about the changes in the seven day. Those story and much more when action news continues. Philadelphia and Bensalem Police are scouring a wooded area behind the neshaminy inter plex for one person with a gun. It happened at 5 30 near the intersection of route 1 near old lincoln highway. Details are sketchy as to what started the investigation but the investigation is underway. Police, its hard to see them with the tree cover, police have a heavy presence on site and shots were fired and nobody is injured. The search going on. We wanted to touch base with a courageous young lady. Her name is sienna ward whose passion is dancing she lost both of her legs after being hit by a train in philadelphia in june. But she is fighting to come back. Action News Reporter gray hall has her story. Hope people treat me like me, how they treated me before. Not like feeling sorry for me. 12yearold sienna ward is through what no young girl should have to endure and a story nobody should have to tell. She was walking along the tracks in southwest philadelphia along grays avenue when she somehow lost her balance and got caught under the train. Dragged 500 feet and sadly lost both of her legs. Felt like just different. But its life so ill work with it. Sienna doesnt remember much about that day. She will not give up, she is a fighter. This is her last summer doing what they does best, dancing. She is undergoing treatment at Shriners Hospital in philadelphia. Her family and doctors say she is determined and one day will hit the dance floor again. Will cry like a baby, i know i am. That is all she wants to do, she wants to dance again. Everyone is confident that soon after she learned to walk again she will dance again. I see people dancing and i want to dance. But i know i will dance again. Sienna will return to school in a wheelchair and learn how to walk again using her prosthetics, one she has its walking down she will focus on dancing. Gray hall, channel 6 action news. A new facility in newcastle county, delaware will be the eyes and ears of 140 trains running throughout the country. Senators Tom Carpenter and chris couns helped to cut the ribbon on the service hub in newcastle. This hub will be able to monitor all trains built by seamans and septa and amtrak. And on time performance. We dont see the starters very long and desperate for football we love every moment of it. Jeff skversky is live at Lambeau Field with a preview. Reporter hey ducis. Eagles fans not the only ones for eagles football. Eagles quarterback carson wentz is excited even though its a preseason game and wentz and the starters are only expected to play a series or two. He is loving every bit of this coming to Lambeau Field the first time he grew up a huge brett favre fan. Here is Doug Peterson and the guy as rising if green bay, getting set for the first preseason game against the green bay packers. Peterson wants everyone to play but it doesnt appear that Alshon Jeffrey will get the shot. They are protecting after coming off the shoulder injury. They cant wait to hit someone else. Now its time to hit a green bay packer or two. I want to hit other people rather than chris long. Bge. Any time i get to do that its a good day. I want to play fast. And play physical, and kind of build on things i am work on in camp. And you know keep running the defense. Of course well get the first look at the new defense with the new starting corners with mills and robertson. Doug peterson wants to see execution personally from the rookies. And jay barnett makes hes debut as well. Jeff skversky channel 6 action news. All right cant wait thank you. To baseball the phillies road trip continues tonight in atlanta. They won last nights game. And check him out last night in the hole. What an arm too. One crawford can get his bat going on a consistent basis it will be all right but it appears that the glove is already there. The soul is two game as way from making it back to back championships. They host the baltimore brigade in the playoffs the only team to beat the soul this season. There is a lot at stake. Its huge, there is not a lot of nervousness with the guys they have been hereself times and won it last year, that is a load off your shoulders and a lot of new faces and maybe vets that havent won championships and they keep our guys hungry. Jim, can you do that . A hand stand and catch a football at the same time. I can do neither. That is torres jones with a great trick there. One again soul taking on baltimore saturday afternoon. Some middle School Students have a big head start on their college careers, they just completed courses from the Community College of philadelphia as part of the Summer Bridge program. The students attend the Parkway Center city middle school. They will enter the ninth grade in the fall. Adam joseph and the late word from accuweather. Beautiful day picture perfect start to finish and changes come at the end of the of week. As we look at the Weather Center live on sky 6 hd the sun getting closer to the horizon as the sunsets just after 8 00. Daylight hours in the evening starting to shrink just a little bit as we get into the month of august. Overall this is just a really nice view to what was a really nice day. As we take a look at the numbers across the region today. We were in the 80s and as we move forward we stay in the 80s this weekend. In fact, that very comfy air and low humidity leaves us here as we get a preview towards the weekend saturday and sunday for you, both days are more humid. That is the change that comes at the end of the week and weekend. Unsettled at times and popups sunday afternoon not a washout this weekend. And a heads up here on this wednesday that it could be unsettled at times with the humidity coming back up. Right now 84 philadelphia and 82 in wilmington and millville 81 and same for dover and allentown 83 degrees, and nice temperatures to speak of at this hour and a nice sea breeze with the temperatures only in the 70s. Its all compliments of High Pressure coming in from the west. The high is sinking air and squashing the opportunity for clouds to develop during the afternoon. Overnight tonight, a moonlit sky out there. Comfy and stars out there. 65 degrees. Center city and a light wind, and as we go through the day. Temperatures in the 60s. Jump up to 80 or so degrees staying in the middle 80s and average for this time of year. Low humidity. What you didnt see today is high clouds coming in as we transition for humid air on friday. Here is the specific numbers, Lehigh Valley 86 dover and millville and a sea breeze starts to kick in at the shore as well. Its quiet and let remind you again. The partial Solar Eclipse will happen in philadelphia monday august 21st. Less than two week as way, the eclipse agains at 2 20 in the afternoon and max eclipse. With the moon passing between the earth and sun and the eclipse ens around 4 01. And dont look directly at the sun buy the special eclipse glasses now if you can. And an extra day off and the weather is nice, take the afternoon off as well. Look at the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast 85 sun and clouds tomorrow afternoon, 82 and a lot of clouds and unsettled at times with high humidity with temperatures in the middle 80s and unsettled on monday at 79 degrees and a good round of rain before we dry it out and cool it down by wednesday of next week. Finally tonight future engineers sharpened their skills today at Widener University by building robots, this is wideners first ever robotics sum ever camp. This is the first chance to build a robot. And talented youngsters want to do this for a living they are in the right place because widener announced an undergraduate major in robotics engineering. Abc news is next on channel 6. Action news continues at 10 00 on phl 17 with brian staff, and ducis rogers. And join us for action news at 11 00 here on channel 6. For cecily tynan, adam joseph, ducis rogers and the entire Action News Team im jim gardner, we hope youll join us for action news at 11 00. Did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. Say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. Get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only 24. 90 more per month. Our lowest price ever on this offer. But only for a limited time. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. North korea just issuing its newest threat, responding to President Trump. Promising action by mid august, threatening to target guam. Quote, seriously considering taking action. There are American Military bases and nor than 160,000 american that is live there, after the president threat ntd to unleash fire and fury. Also the raid by the fbi at the home of paul manafort. Waking him up to conduct the raid. The soldiers ambushed. The chase today near paris and the highway shootout that followed. Our correspondent on the ground with whats now become a terror investigation. The first hurricane of the season back here gaining strength at