Violent encounter and frightening discovery after a sheriff sergeant is attacked by a mol i to have cocktail. An a routine call turns out to be anything but routine in Downtown West chester. Five firefighters were sent to the hospital possibly sickened by carbon dioxide. Those evacuations were lifted. The fire broke out under ground 200 block of gay street near the old west chester courthouse. David spupt is live at the commenter county hospital are nair fighters are recovering tonight, david. Reporter jessica, good evening, eyewitnesses say this happened up credibly fast. A starey situation. One of those firefighters recovering at the hospital via assistant chef chief in the department. He was unconscious for a brief moment, too. Energy crews rushed to west gay street in west chest her after receiving several calls about a possible under ground fire. Somebody walking by smelled smoke. So thats the way the initial call was dispatched. Call came in 3 30 in the afternoon and residents we
The fire broke out under ground 200 block of gay street near the old west chester courthouse. David spupt is live at the commenter county hospital are nair fighters are recovering tonight, david. Reporter jessica, good evening, eyewitnesses say this happened up credibly fast. A starey situation. One of those firefighters recovering at the hospital via assistant chef chief in the department. He was unconscious for a brief moment, too. Energy crews rushed to west gay street in west chest her after receiving several calls about a possible under ground fire. Somebody walking by smelled smoke. So thats the way the initial call was dispatched. Call came in 3 30 in the afternoon and residents were evacuated and five fire fight hes were taken to local hospitals and for potential Carbon Monoxide exposure. You see smoke coming up from the sewer. Stephanie hall owe well works as a nearby restaurant and watched firefighters save one of their own who collapse sgldz he sat up and seemed to be okay a
Not made any arrests. And take a good look at this flaming debris. Police in Delaware County consider it a dangerous weapon. And a man is in custody right now charged with throwing it at a sheriffs deputy. Matt, tell us what happened. This happened yesterday afternoon, late in the afternoon on mcdade boulevard. Police were trying to serve a warrant when the man threw a month molly to have cocktail. At that time, the suspect jeremy jones barricaded himself in his home for more than an hour. Inside the home, they found more jars ready to be thrown. The sheriffs deputy that was hit in the leg with that molotov cocktail suffered Second Degree burns to his leg but is expected to be okay. Five things you need to know before you head out the door this morning. First, margate residents are expected to learn what will happen today. An expert testified the large ponds created during the heavy rain is a temporary problem, but the environmental engineer for margate says this is the worst Public He
Jersey. Right now were on stand by over the taconypalmyra for a bridge opening. Take the betsy ross for your te alternative. If youre heading into delaware, headed southbound construction. Right now, not getting backed up, so getting into delaware should be fine. Breaking right now, manhunt for a Home Invasion suspect. Police are fanned out across overbrook right now searching for a man who broke into a house, stole a car and took off. Pamela osbourn joins us live from the scene. What are you learned . Theyre hoping now that its lighter outside, theyll have better luck searching for that suspect. This is the stolen vehicle. You can see the drivers side door is still open. The suspect who was driving it threatened the woman who owned it, said he had a gun. I want to get you to some video now. Since early this morning, this overbrook neighborhood has been the center of the search for that suspect after Police Caught up with him at some point early this morning. The suspect took credit ca
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