We actually captured that of one fire fighter receiving oxygen at the scene but he was not taken out of circulation. That firefighter is still here. The fire marshall has also arrived here. They tell us the fire alarms went off. Two tenants called them after they were evacuated. Well, we had one before a couple of years ago down to the left in one of them buildings down there caught on fire. Reporter weve been told by the fire chief here on the scene that ten units have been damaged by smoke. The fire was contained to a storage area in the basement. Now the units that were damaged, no one will be able to live in them for at least one week. Pico has also arrived on the scene. You see their trucks. They have turned off power to one of the buildings. Residents have been allowed to go back inside to retrieve those essential belongings. So the good news is that one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation to be observed, no one suffered any burn injuries here. The firefighter w
This afternoon as we just make it into the 80s. Well go neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. First, lets go to Jessica Boyington and your first alert traffic. The schuylkill expressway is still doing great so far on this friday morning. These are our cameras on top of the schuylkill expressway right around the vine street expressway. So 13 minutes in total eastbound from the blue route up towards this point right near the vine, average speed 58 miles per hour. Traffic is moving along nicely, headed toward the vine street expressway there, no problems. As you head out the door, academy road, northeast philadelphia is dealing with an accident side between comly road and red lion road. You can take knights road to get by that. It runs parallel to the scene. Youll be just fine heading out the door there. In Montgomery County and cheltenham, watching out for this accident scene at east glenn sooiside avenue and north avenue. c ten minutes from 295 to 495. Police are on
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of aweso awesome. Right now breaking details on the death of a Philadelphia Police officer. Off duty when he was hit on his motorcycle that driver took off. Good evening and thanks for joining us im iain page. Lucy is off tonight. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live at Accident Investigation Division where we just heard from police. Dave . Reporter thats right. Police just wrapped up a press conference and they tell us that the officer who was off duty who died in this tragedy has been identified as officer lamar pool. A 19 year veteran of the force. He was 42 years old and he was based out of the 12th district. Lets go to some video right now. The off duty officer lamar pool was riding his motorcycle just after 4 00 p. M. When investigators say Toyota Corolla traveling in the opposite direction on devereaux struck the officer as they met on roosevelt boulevard. Cops say that the car then kept going a few blocks. Police tell us the driver
Reporter police say miguel colon ran over alicea and his mother Josephine Rivera at lehigh and mascher. Investigator say colon was driving a friends 2006 infiniti with his brother when they smashed into the two at a high rate of speed. The owner of the car went to police shortly after learning about the accident but police had to build their case. These investigations are very difficult proving somebody was driving a vehicle. There was two people in the car at the time so we had a little difficulty in proving the fact that he may have been driving. So, it just took some extra investigation. Reporter an arrest warrant was issued for colon who remains on the run. Aliceas mother has recovered from the injuries but the emotional scars will be lasting. The family and police have message for colon. Turn yourself in. You ran the first time. You should have stopped the first time. Leaving my babies out like road kill, you know, man up. Man up. Reporter and police say colon likes to frequent th
Converge on the Delaware Valley, but the air is so dry dry, the shower activity will never make it into the Delaware Valley. A lot of it will evaporate. 3 00 p. M. , 89. 6 00 p. M. , forecasting a high of 90 degrees. Looking ahead, the humidity increases. Another heat wave is on the way. It will last along time and on top of that it will stay dry. Ill have the details in just a few minutes. Now to our breaking news, a Police Officer was shot in Delaware County responding to a report of a suicidal man. It happened at the mohawk apartments in norwood. Trish hartman is live following the story all morning long and at crozerchester Medical Center in upland where the officer was taken. Trish you have more on the officers condition. Reporter nydia, the officer was identified as mark hanley a Police Officer with the Ridley Park Police department. Police say it started when officer from several departments responded to the mohawk mannor apartments in norwood around 1 00 a. M. For the report of