We see good deal of rain already in reading. And philadelphia getting the first rain of the day. Thats the first ruound. The steadier, heavier rain as the day goes on. Suburbs, 61 degrees now. The temperatures are not going to warm up much at all during the day. 66 degrees by lunch time. Look at the steady rain for king of prussia. The chance of thunderstorms, most likely in delaware and parts of south jersey. Especially at the shore later this afternoon. And this evening. Ill break it down hour by hour to show you when the heavier rainfalls will be heading toward your area when im back in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Route 422, our cameras just around trooper road. Everything looks good so far. Eastbound side here, moving towards the schuylkill expressway now, that drive time is good. Eastbound 29 to that point, nine minutes, and average speed there dropping a touch. But still into the high 50s. Not too much of a delay there. Also watching out on
Fire actually started nearby on darlington street. Pee can he was called in and found a problem with unground cable was causing smoke to spew from manhole. Fire chief Mike Mcdonald explains the chain reaction. What happened was, there was fire underground in a transformer electric wire so they feed all the homes. So it went down, you know, the conduit or whatever went into the panel box in the basement of the house and caught the basement the panel box on fire. Reporter the chief says the combustion underground sent high levels of Carbon Monoxide through the area. It sickened five firefighters, one assistant fire chief mark scanlon who sent out distress call. He love his consciousness just little bit. Hes currently being treated at the hospital for possible co. Reporter the other four firefighters were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Maria ruffin was walking by and took pictures of firefighter being scammed. They started giving him some oxygen, and treated him. Reporter still no
Fire actually started nearby on darlington street. Pee can he was called in and found a problem with unground cable was causing smoke to spew from manhole. Fire chief Mike Mcdonald explains the chain reaction. What happened was, there was fire underground in a transformer electric wire so they feed all the homes. So it went down, you know, the conduit or whatever went into the panel box in the basement of the house and caught the basement the panel box on fire. Reporter the chief says the combustion underground sent high levels of Carbon Monoxide through the area. It sickened five firefighters, one assistant fire chief mark scanlon who sent out distress call. He love his consciousness just little bit. Hes currently being treated at the hospital for possible co. Reporter the other four firefighters were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Maria ruffin was walking by and took pictures of firefighter being scammed. They started giving him some oxygen, and treated him. Reporter still no
The state and county Health Departments are consulting along with the dep. The store was shut down just as its about to move to a new location not far from here. It was a criminal act, were doing the best we can. Were working with the police. Were working with the dep. I dont have any information at this time. Reporter now, the store owner has been ordered to get a mitigation crew in here to clean up the mercury. That hasnt happened yet but hes also got another problem, no one has been inside there for a week and presumably all of the fish that were inside there have died. Live in clementon, im nora muchanic, channel6 action news. Rick. Nora, thank you. Philadelphia congressman chaka fattah was back in federal court today to fight nearly 30 counts of corruption. Fattah is accused of racketeering mail fraud bank fraud and bribery all to pay debts from his failed run for mayor and to pay off his sons college tuition. Today fattah said hes done nothing wrong. Action News Reporter vernon o
Time to put the jacket on. Thanks, mom, getting lectured. It is chill think morning. Fortys and 50s, warning the cold, and, this month of the september, lot of sunshine having a nice sunrise, right now, 52 degrees at airport. North breeze at 8 miles an hour. We will go full sunshine. Temperatures do rapidly warm up. Allentown 45 degrees, 50 in wilmington, 49 this millville, quakertown still in the lower 40s this morning. The mid 40s in mount holly, new jersey. Storm scan three nice and quiet. We had clouds over us, cold front that is moving in well to the south and we will clear it out nicely and that is ushering in cooler dry air mass. Good eagles forecast today leading to the linc, kick off 4 25. Temperatures right around 07 degrees in the the sunshine. Wind not a factor. North wind at five to 10 miles an hour but mainly during the game it will be in the 60s due to the late game 4 25 start. Seventytwo for the High Temperature in philadelphia, mostly sunny skies, near 70 at the shore,