On Sunday July 29, 1928, while travelling from Elizabethville to Lykens, a tire on the motorcycle of Charles Cooper blew out and caused the cycle to swerve and upset. Cooper, who was driving, was unhurt. Harry Weaver, a passenger on the motorcycle, was thrown off and broke his left arm.
On Sunday afternoon, July 29, 1934, a Harrisburg man and woman were injured when their auto turned over in a ditch along the highway between Lykens and Wiconisco. The accident occurred when the driver of the car swerved into the ditch to avoid collision with another auto. Beatrice Hartman was pinned under the car and suffered a possible fracture of the neck and a puncture wound of the right leg. Passing motorists removed her from the wreckage. William Hilden suffered a fractured collar bone. Both received treatment at the Harrisburg Hospital.
On Monday morning, July 29, 1940, an oil stove that exploded in the home of Reginald Rowe on North Second Street, in Lykens, Pennsylvania, caused fire damage estimated at $50.
The section of calls we've responded to has been compiled from fire company records, newspapers, and other sources. Listings for years prior to 1981 might be incomplete.
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The listing of local incidents is for incidents that happened around our local area, including some from Lykens for which the fire company was not dispatched. It is certainly not a complete listing, and is not intended to be. It is included here for your entertainment. Incidents listed here have been gathered from public sources.
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The listing of other noteworthy incidents includes incidents from anywhere outside our local area (for which we were not dispatched). Also included in this section are historical events from our fire company, Lykens, or around the world. It is certainly not a complete listing, and is not intended to be. It is included here for your entertainment. Incidents and events listed here have been gathered from public sources.
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