Case in the basement comes out in case of emergency. Dave mcintyre with aqua america had it built that way in case his water pipes froze and burst. You need to find the shutoff valve . Thats correct. The most important thing is to know where your water line comes in the house, where your meter is and where your control valves are. You turn the water off one quarter turn. Reporter to keep pipes from getting to that point and damaging your house, find out where the cold is coming from. That was the number one cause in a lot of homes, was walking in the basement and, you know the window is either open or panes are broken. Its out of sight, out of mind. Reporter fix the drafts and you can put on inexpensive insulation. If thats not enough heat tape. You will actually wrap this around your pipe. And it will apply direct heat to the pipe. Reporter if the pipes are frozen but not ruptured a hair dryer or utility lamp will work. For harder to reach pipes, a space heater. Of course the old stan
Mess. Good morning, im vai sikahema. Crews are working to clean up the mess left behind by the crash. The accident happened shortly before 6 00 on south park avenue and Crawford Road in lower providence township where nbc 10s katy zachry is live for us. Fill news and bring us up to speed on the situation. Reporter vai, where im stand something not far from where the aqua america tanker truck collided with a semi truck down south park avenue. The semi truck was carrying a white powder that crews have since determined is not hazardous. Now their focus is figuring out why the two trucks collided and how one of the drivers died. The house like rumbled, and i heard my dad and grandma, theyre like did you see that flash . Reporter with that flash came the sound of an explosion. It happened on a quiet stretch of road in Montgomery County around 6 00 this morning. Lower providence Township Police say a tanker truck and semi collided headon. Barrels of sewage and white cosmetic powder covered t
A helicopters been scooping up water from atison lake and dropping it on the fire. State Police Closed part of route 206 in the area because of the fire danger and smoke blowing across the road. Troopers also initially told some people who live and work nearby to evacuate. It was obvious the fire was going on and some ash was starting to fall and then the state police came by and suggested it would be a good idea to leave in case the fire jumped 206. Reporter luckily at this point, no injuries have been reported. Were staying in touch with the forest fire service. As soon as we get more information, well bring it to you. In shamong township Ted Greenberg, nbc 10 news. Heres another look at the flames here. And smoke. From skyforce 10. The brush fire continues to burn. We have learned the flames are being contained at this point. Theyre not spreading. The flames are being fueled by the dry warm weather weve seen. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist Sheena Parveen has more about the conditi
Launched finish the job new jersey and told msnbc the governor and his staff in trenton are sitting on 800 million. Is that true yes. Reporter almost true. We found it its 547 million not 800 million. We discovered that when we talked to fema and department of Community Affairs. We also found out nearly half of the 8800 people who applied for fund i funding got it. This becomes a narrative that tracks you wherever you go. Reporter professor rich harris says christies rant will travel with him in his aspirations for a president ial run. I dont know if it polarizes him. What it does it characterizes him as someone who is not willing to, you know, tolerate criticism. Reporter new jerseys department of Community Affairs went on to explain that those federal dollars they dont all flow to the state of new jersey all at once. Also there are very strict guidelines as to when the monies can be dispersed. They said not much who ultimately applies for that Grant Funding ultimately needs it. Live