At around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday June 5, 1949, a light plane that took off from the Gratz airport crashed into Sharp Mountain one mile west of Lykens, killing the pilot, Robert Weaver, 20, of Lykens and his passenger, John Hoffman, 21, of Williamstown.
1934
Summit Branch Mine Fire - Williams Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
Fire was discovered on Tuesday, June 5, 1934, in the No. 10 slope of the M.A. Hanna & Co. colliery (Summit Branch Colliery) at Williamstown. Crews of firemen fought the blaze, which was confined to the slope area. The fire was brought under control on Saturday, June 9, 1934. The work of combating the blaze was in charge of R.A. Hedland, superintendent of the colliery. State mine inspection officials were also present during the week.
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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