Pennsylvania
Missing child pulled from pond in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, police say
TREDYFFRIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — A child who was drowning was pulled from a pond in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, on Monday night, police said.
Police said officers were sent out at around 7 p.m. for reports of a missing child at 500 Lee Road.
Officers arrived on the scene and found the missing child, who was then taken to CHOP’s King of Prussia hospital. The child’s condition is unknown at this time.
The Tredyffrin Township police is asking people in the area of Wilson Farm Park in Chesterbrook due to police activity.
Police said there is no threat to the public at this time, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
A mother and her six children died when their Central Pennsylvania home exploded and caught on fire Sunday morning, state police said.
The explosion and fire happened at around 8:30 a.m. at a home on Long Run Road in Lamar Township, Clinton County, which is roughly 35 miles from State College. Crews arrived on the scene and found the home fully engulfed in flames, with the mother and her six children trapped.
State police identified the 34-year-old woman who died in the fire as Sarah B. Stolzfus. Her 11-year-old son, 10-year-old son, 8-year-old daughter, 6-year-old daughter, 5-year-old son and 3-year-old son also died in the blaze, according to state police.
A propane leak inside the house might’ve caused the explosion and fire, state police said. Propane tanks outside the home did not explode or contribute to the fire, according to state police.
The explosion and fire are under investigation by state police.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police is investigating an incident in Salisbury Township on Saturday.
Lancaster County dispatch confirmed that troopers were called to the 4900 block of Strasburg Road for an incident that was reported around 11 a.m.
Fire and EMS was called to the area but have since been cleared, dispatch said.
This is a developing story. CBS 21 is working to learn more.
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