Disasters
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Haverford Man Loses $100,000 in Koi Fish to Power Outage
He spent 20 years taking care of 100 koi fish until the power outage from last week’s storm killed them all. The Havertown fish, valued at an estimated $100,000, died after the power failure deprived them of much-needed oxygen, writes Jadon George for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Tom East’s koi pond was praised by family and…
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Newtown Square Seniors Relied on Each Other During 4-Day Power Outage
Residents of senior apartments in Newtown Square relied on their own wits and on each other to get through a four-day power outage that had them battling sweltering conditions after last week’s storm, writes Eva Andersen and Will Kenworthy for CBS Philadelphia. Power returned at 3 PM Monday to Newtown Towers, an apartment complex. The…
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Delaware County Transplants Describe LA Fire Devastation
Two former Delaware County residents are eyewitness to the Los Angeles fires currently raging in Los Angeles, reports Chris O’Connell for Fox 29. Craig Lundberg and John Craig both moved to the Los Angeles area from Delaware County. Lundberg now lives in Venice, California, a few miles from the Palisades fire. “The apartment I lived…
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Fire Guts Historic St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield
The community at St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield is mourning the loss of the 100-year-old school to a fire Monday night as it looks for an alternate location for the students, writes Katherine Scott and the 6abc digital staff. By Tuesday, students and families were already working on fundraising to rebuild the school,…
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Final Report: Cause Unknown in Church Helicopter Accident in Drexel Hill
We may never know why a medical helicopter went crazy, forcing the pilot to make a hard landing at Drexel Hill United Methodist Church nearly two years ago, a miraculous accident in which everyone survived. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report on Jan. 4 on the church helicopter accident and determined that…
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