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A Lancaster Township resident is in critical condition after a fire on Friday night, according to the Lancaster Township Fire Department
Firefighters were dispatched at 10:29 p.m. for a dwelling that was on fire in the first block of Pickford Drive in Wedgewood Estates, off of New Danville Pike between Second Lock Road and Hoover Road, according to Capt. Greg Leaman.
The resident of the home was taken to Lancaster General Hospital in critical condition and was then flown to a burn center for treatment.
A neighbor returned home at around 10 p.m. and noticed the smell of smoke in the area. They first thought the smell was from a fire pit from a neighboring home, Leaman said.Â
A speeding car heading down a Lancaster Township road early Sunday morning crashed and caught fire, blocking the street for hours, according to the Lancaster Township Fire Department.
The vehicle, a KIA Forte, was headed south on New Danville Pike near Second Lock Road sometime before 2:24 a.m. when it struck a speed limit sign and crashed into a large tree, catching fire in the process, the fire department said in a news release. The tree fell onto the roadway, blocking both lanes and hitting nearby telephone wires.
Eyewitnesses said three people exited the crashed vehicle and got into a green sedan headed toward the city before first responders could arrive, the fire department said. No other occupants were found in the vehicle.
The crash knocked down a large tree into the roadway.
Credit: Lancaster Township Fire Department Author: Bianca Garcia (FOX43) Updated: 2:18 PM EST January 31, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. Police are investigating a fiery vehicle crash into a tree in Lancaster Township early Sunday morning.
On Sunday around 2:30 a.m., first responders arrived at the scene of a crash on New Danville Pike.
Witnesses said they saw three occupants get out of the vehicle. Officials said the occupants had already left the scene when they arrived.
The vehicle caught on fire after it impacted the tree and was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. The crash also knocked down a large tree that was blocking the roadway.
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