Tank clean-up halted over potential toxic contents
A cleanup of an old underground tank near Yale and Sylvan avenues was stopped after a borough official learned the tank could hold toxic chemicals. Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Holstein said workers began pumping its contents into the street around 1 30 p m on the property now owned by Manco Auto Painting and Bodyworks.
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Morton
Bill Holstein
Manco Auto Painting and Bodyworks
Yale
Sylvan Avenues
72-ton transformer moves to Faulk substation site
A 72 ton, 15 foot high 20 foot long PECO transformer was hauled from Hake rigging to the Faulk substation with a 140 foot tractor-trailer. A spill of liquid waste oil affected a creek as crews used sand to contain it. EPA and state DEP will investigate.
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Philadelphia Electric Co
Frank W. Hake Inc
Faulk
Hake
Adwin
Er Coricord Road
Michael Wood
PECO
Holstein
Springfield
Ex-fireman's hearing continues in 68-fire arson case
Former volunteer James Shoop, 41, faces 68 counts of causing field fires and six arson counts as his preliminary hearing proceeds. Delaware County prosecutors present 11 task force members detailing surveillance and 28 fires tied to Shoop, who resigned from Edgmont Township Fire Co. in April.
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Adam Taylor
Daily Times
Upper Providence
James Shoop
Middletown Road
Edgmont
Middletown
Concord
Shoop
Edgmont Township Fire Co
Barbara LaRosa
Delaware County
James F. Mattera
Mattera
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Aubrey C. Powers
By John M. Roman
Maaco
Larry Busch
Environmental Protection Agency
State Department of Environmental Resources
Springfield Township
IFAE
Bert Hodge
22Nd Street
Chester
Newtown Square Fire Co
Robert Will
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Route 352
Chester County
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