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Yahoo
24-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Fire scorches inside of Lancaster County boxing gym
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A fire broke out at a boxing gym in Lancaster County on Friday afternoon. According to the Manheim Township Professional Firefighters' Association, the fire took place in the 1100 block of Marshall Avenue in Manheim Township. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now abc27 New's media partner at Lancaster Online said firefighters responded to the gym around 12:45 p.m. on Friday. A search shows the address is Nyes Gym. Lancaster Online reported that Manheim Township Fire and Rescue Chief Scott Little said heavy fire was throughout the entire building. The cause is currently under investigation. This is a developing story. Stay with abc27 News as more information becomes available Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
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5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET on the property of Brethren Village retirement community in Manheim Township, Scott Little, the chief of Manheim Township Fire, said at a Sunday evening news conference. Five people were on board and were transported to hospitals, according to Little. All five were initially taken to Lancaster General Hospital and three were transferred to the burn unit at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, according to a spokesperson for Lancaster General Hospital. The other two patients were treated and released, the spokesperson said. CNN has reached out to Lehigh Valley Health Network Regional Burn Center for the status of the patients transported there and to authorities in Manheim Township for more information. About a dozen cars were damaged, five 'severely,' officials said. There was no structural damage to the retirement community building and no one on the ground was injured, Little said. Video of the scene shows the wreckage of the plane engulfed in flames and dark smoke. The fire has since been put out using 'copious amounts of water,' according to Little. The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash, which comes after a devastating midair collision in January and a string of plane crashes across the country. In Philadelphia, all six passengers and one person on the ground were killed when a medical evacuation jet crashed on January 31. The National Transportation Safety Board told CNN it is also opening an investigation and will evaluate the documentation and initial examination gathered by FAA investigators at the crash site. The pilot reported the plane had an open door, in a radio conversation with an air traffic controller. The controller instructed the pilot to 'pull up' moments before the crash. The plane was scheduled to depart from Lancaster Airport, just north of the crash site and was headed toward Springfield, Ohio, according to FlightAware. Pennsylvania State Police are 'on the ground assisting local first responders,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a post on X. The governor added that, 'All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues.' One witness said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. 'It was pretty high, but then it started veering left, and suddenly it nose-dived sideways while continuing to turn left,' Brian Pipkin told CNN. Pipkin said he rushed to the parking lot of the retirement center, where he saw the cockpit of the plane engulfed in flames. He described the intense heat as 'feeling like opening an oven set to 500 degrees when you open the door and it hits your face.' 'It was so hot,' he said. 'I was getting closer, praying to God that nothing would blow up.' CNN has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police and Manheim Township Fire and Rescue for more information. This story has been updated with additional information. CNN's Aaron Cooper and Amanda Jackson contributed to this report.
USA Today
10-03-2025
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- USA Today
Plane carrying 5 people crashes near Pennsylvania airport; FAA opens investigation
Plane carrying 5 people crashes near Pennsylvania airport; FAA opens investigation Show Caption Hide Caption Common flight maneuvers that might feel unsettling but are normal Here are three surprising flight maneuvers that feel dangerous but are completely safe. Five people on board a small airplane that crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said. The plane went down at about 3:18 p.m. in the parking lot of Brethren Village, a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles east of Philadelphia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local officials. The FAA confirmed that five people were on the plane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, when it crashed. The five people survived the incident and were transported to local hospitals, Manheim Township Fire Chief Scott Little said at a news conference. He did not provide details on the condition of the pilot and passengers. No structural harm occurred on the Brethren Village property but at least a dozen cars caught on fire or sustained damage due to the incident, according to Little. 'Changes need to be made': He lost his wife and son in the DC plane crash. Now, he wants to see change. "We are now transitioning to a recovery and an investigation phase, and we are awaiting additional information from our federal partners on next steps," Little said. The fire chief added that the plane had departed from the Lancaster Airport, just north of Brethren Village, before the crash happened. Footage and images shared on social media showed black smoke coming from the wreckage of the plane and multiple nearby vehicles engulfed in flames. According to local TV station WGAL, several ambulances and medics had responded to the scene. In a statement on social media, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said state police were on the ground assisting local first responders "following the small private plane crash near Lancaster Airport in Manheim Township." "All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues, and more information will be provided as it becomes available," the governor added. The FAA said it will investigate the crash. The incident comes after a devastating mid-air collision between a military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial plane outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January as well as a string of plane accidents that have occurred across the country in recent weeks.
CBS News
10-03-2025
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5 people injured in plane crash in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, officials say
Five people were injured after a small plane crashed in the parking lot of a retirement community on Sunday in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, officials said. The six-seat 1981 Beechcraft Bonanza plane took off from Lancaster Airport and crashed in the parking lot of the Brethren Village Retirement Community in Lititz at 3:18 p.m., Scott Little, the fire chief and emergency management director of Manheim Township said. The plane, which is owned by Jam Zoom Yayos LLC, was on its way to Springfield, Ohio, according to FlightRadar. The five people onboard were taken to local hospitals for treatment, but their conditions aren't known. Little said nobody on the ground was hurt. Twelve vehicles were damaged in the crash, including five that were severely damaged. Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft "has an open door, we need to return for a landing." Duane Fisher, the Manheim Township chief of police, said it appears the plane skidded 100 feet after it crashed. A fire started in the parking lot at Brethren Village following the crash, but that has since been placed under control. "I don't know if I consider it a miracle, but the fact that we have a plane crash where everybody survives and nobody on the ground is hurt is a wonderful thing," Fisher said. Officials initially asked residents at Brethren Village to shelter in place as a precaution due to the crash, but Fisher said he's confident all safety concerns in the area have been addressed. Hazmat is on the scene to contain the fuel from the aircraft. Gov. Josh Shapiro posted about the crash on X, saying that the Pennsylvania State Police are on the ground assisting first responders after the plane crash. "All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues, and more information will be provided as it becomes available," Shapiro wrote. The Federal Aviation Administration is at the scene and investigating the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board said it will be working with the FAA on the investigation. Philadelphia plane crash The plane crash in Lancaster County is the second in Pennsylvania in 2025, amid several that have happened across the United States since January. On Jan. 31, a medical jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia near Roosevelt Mall into a densely populated area of the city. The crash left seven people dead, including all six people on board and another man inside his car on the street, and 24 people injured. Four crew members from Jet Rescue Air Ambulance were killed along with 11-year-old pediatric patient Valentina Guzman Murillo, who had just wrapped up weeks of treatment at Shriner's Children's Hospital Philadelphia, and her mother Lizeth Murillo Ozuna. Last week, the NTSB released preliminary info on the crash and said the plane's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was not recording and likely hadn't recorded audio for several years. The flight was on its way to Springfield-Branson Airport in Missouri. It took off at 6:06 p.m. and the entire flight was less than one minute as the plane made a steep descent and crashed. Investigators said there were no distress calls received from the flight crew. The preliminary report didn't provide a cause for the crash. The NTSB is expected to release a final report on the crash in 12 to 24 months.
CNN
10-03-2025
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5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET on the property of Brethren Village retirement community in Manheim Township, Scott Little, the chief of Manheim Township Fire, said at a Sunday evening news conference. Five people were on board and were transported to local hospitals, according to Little. About a dozen cars were damaged, five 'severely,' officials said. There was no structural damage to the retirement community building and no one on the ground was injured, Little said. Video of the scene shows the wreckage of the plane engulfed in flames and dark smoke. The fire has since been put out using 'copious amounts of water,' according to Little. The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash, which comes after a devastating midair collision in January and a string of plane crashes across the country. In Philadelphia, all six passengers and one person on the ground were killed when a medical evacuation jet crashed on January 31. The National Transportation Safety Board told CNN it is also opening an investigation and will evaluate the documentation and initial examination gathered by FAA investigators at the crash site. The pilot reported the plane had an open door, in a radio conversation with an air traffic controller. The controller instructed the pilot to 'pull up' moments before the crash. The plane was scheduled to depart from Lancaster Airport, just north of the crash site and was headed toward Springfield, Ohio, according to FlightAware. Pennsylvania State Police are 'on the ground assisting local first responders,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a post on X. The governor added that, 'All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues.' One witness said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. 'It was pretty high, but then it started veering left, and suddenly it nose-dived sideways while continuing to turn left,' Brian Pipkin told CNN. Pipkin said he rushed to the parking lot of the retirement center, where he saw the cockpit of the plane engulfed in flames. He described the intense heat as 'feeling like opening an oven set to 500 degrees when you open the door and it hits your face.' 'It was so hot,' he said. 'I was getting closer, praying to God that nothing would blow up.' CNN has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police and Manheim Township Fire and Rescue for more information. This story has been updated with additional information. CNN's Aaron Cooper and Amanda Jackson contributed to this report.
