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Adams Area Fire District

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Watch: Video of Adams Township Fire Shows Inferno in Garage

The fire was raging as crews from the Adams Area Fire District arrived on the scene.

Adams Area Fire Chief Bill Hayes said there was heavy fire when crews arrived to battle a blaze at a Lakeland Drive home in Adams Township New Year’s Day—but new video shows it looked more like an inferno. Footage from a helmet camera on a firefighter arriving on the first engine from Adams Area Fire District shows flames raging in the garage area. “When we got here, it was going pretty good and it extended into the bedroom above it,” Hayes said Tuesday. The Lakeland Drive homeowners, and their pets, escaped from the home unharmed. Hayes estimated damage to the home at between $1 to $1.2 million once the contents are taken into account. The garage was heavily damaged by fire and Hayes said there is smoke and water damage throughout the …

Friday, December 14, 2012

Car Slams into Jimmy’s Grille in Adams, Driver in Critical Condition

No one else is injured after the driver crashes into three parked cars before hitting the restaurant.

A man is in critical condition Friday after losing control of the vehicle he was driving and slamming into Jimmy’s Strip District Grille in Adams Township. Adams Area Fire District Captain Talo Capuzzi said it is unknown if the driver, whose name was not released, suffered a medical issue before veering off Mars Valencia Road or if his condition is the result of the crash. Adams Area Police said the car, a four-door Ford Taurus, traveled across the front lawn of a home on Mars Valencia Road at about 11 a.m. before entering the parking lot of the building and hitting three parked cars. The still-moving vehicle also knocked over several pillars in front of the restaurant before hitting the building. It did not enter into the restaurant.   …

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