'Mass casualty incident' declared at Big Boy train stop after dozens treated for heat illnesses in Pennsylvania
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READING, Pa. (WHTM) - A "mass casualty incident" was declared at the Berks County stop in Pennsylvania for the Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive's nationwide tour. The Muhlenberg Township Police Department says thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Readi…
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More than 100 people required medical evaluation and care after a mass casualty event at the Reading Railroad Outer Station in Muhlenberg Township earlier Thursday afternoon, according to Blandon Fire Company QRS. Initial reports say the incident stemmed from heat-related emergencies.
READING, Pa. (WHTM) - A "mass casualty incident" was declared at the Berks County stop for the Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive's nationwide tour. The Muhlenberg Township Police Department says thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Reading & Blue Mounta…
READING, Pa. (WHTM) - A "mass casualty incident" was declared at the Berks County stop for the Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive's nationwide tour. The Muhlenberg Township Police Department says thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Reading & Blue Mounta…
READING, Pa. (WHTM) - A "mass casualty incident" was declared at the Berks County stop in Pennsylvania for the Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive's nationwide tour. The Muhlenberg Township Police Department says thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Readi…
READING, Pa. (WHTM) - A "mass casualty incident" was declared at the Berks County stop in Pennsylvania for the Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive's nationwide tour. The Muhlenberg Township Police Department says thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Readi…
More than 100 people were treated for heat-related illnesses on Thursday at the Reading Railroad Outer Station in Muhlenberg during an event for the tour of Union Pacific's Big Boy steam locomotive, authorities said.
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