"action news" reporter katherine scott is lie at the scene of this fire in hamilton township. katherine. >> reporter: matt, no one was injured in all this but this was a fast moving fire and there is a lot of destruction left behind. you can see as we take a look at the houses here this morning, there's quite a bit of debris on the sidewalk like glass and window frames. the roofs are ripped apart. 60 people have been displaced. >> i lost everything. like the whole roof of my house is gone. >> reporter: marsha jackson and her family got out safely but their hamilton township home has been destroyed. she said she smelled smoke yesterday afternoon around 3:45 and looked outside. >> it started like four doors down. by the time we got out and got the dog out, you know, it was already at my house. >> reporter: in the end, 20 homes were damaged, 15 of them heavily. 175 firefighters were called in to the 1700 block of east state street. some came as far as hunterdon and burlington county to help battle the fast moving flames. >> it moved fast. we ran out of personnel very quick. we co

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live for us now in hamilton township.ot the latest. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this fire moved quickly. residents rushed to get out. no one was injured in all this but there is a lot of damage and you can see it here this morning with roofs tore up here. there's debris on the sidewalk. you can see charred out windows. 60 people have been unable to return home. the smoke was heavy. the flames thick and they moved quickly. in the end, 20 homes on this hamilton township block were damaged. 60 people have been displaced. many lost everything having little time to get out of their homes. >> when i walked out, then i turned around and i just was overwhelmed with what i saw. >> and my daughter lost her fish in the fire and she's so upset. >> reporter: her pet fish. >> uh-huh. >> five of them. >> sad since she lost her fish but her life is saved. >> reporter: the fire broke out around 3:45 on the 1700 block of east state street t firefighters from burlington and hunterdon county were called in. the fi

we're live in hamilton township, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> okay, katherine thank youd new this morning police will be stationed at a burlington county middle school for the start of classes this morning. this is all because of a threat made against harrington middle school in mount laurel. investigators are on the scene overnight investigating and searching the school. police will screen everyone who comes into that building today. the district has asked students and staff bring fewer items into the building so they can speed up that process. the mount laurel school district said a number of similar threats were made to schools across the state. >>> philadelphia police are on the hunt for the gunman who shot a a 75-year-old man in the back of the head. the shooting happened last night in the 400 block of east indiana avenue in west kensington. the victim had surgery. he is expected to survive. detectives are trying to figure out if the senior citizen was the shooter's intended target. >>> police in pennsville, new jersey, say the suspect in a hit and run that critical

"action news" reporter katherine scott lie in hamilton township with the latest.rning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this fire moved quickly. residents scrambled to get out. there were no injuries but there is a lot of damage and you can see some of it here this morning. flames tour through the roof. there's debris on the sidewalk. 60 people have been unable to return home: the smoke was heavy, the flames thick and they moved quickly. in the end 20 homes on this hamilton township block were damaged. 60 people have been displaced. many lost everything having little time to get out of their homes. >> when i walked out, when i turned around and i just was overwhelmed with what i saw. >> my daughter lost her fish in the fire. >> her pet fish. >> five of them. >> she lost her fish but her life is saved. >> reporter: the fire broke out around 3:45 monday afternoon on the 1700 block of east state street. 175 firefighters, some from as far as burlington and hunterdon counties were called in. investigators believe the fire began in the area of the roof, then s

also some of the police from hamilton township are over the area here. so the focus right now would be that roof. the fire is very intense. check out this video the intensity of the fire just before 5:00. neighbors at one point were banging on each other's doors warning them of the fire. we have been talking with some of the people who live on this block. they're watching as everything burns. >> i pulled up as the firefighters and everything were just arriving. i saw the smoke coming from down there moving it's way here. >> next thing you know it just went down everything went down. >> residents here are now left to rebuild. many for now are staying at a firehouse nearby. the redcross is helping them out. you see the damage there. this is just leaping from one house to another. 175 firefighters that is the kind of manpower it took. >> it is 6:35 and 71 degrees outside. a police corporal facing charges after police say he kicked his way into a strangers home. it happened at this house early saturday morning. they say michael spencer spell asleep in his ca

sky fox over the scene along 1700 block of east state street in hamilton township, new jersey. fire investigators say roofers were working on a rooftop when fire started and then spread to other homes. >> i went outside and the roof was in flames. >> by the time we got out ape got the dog out it was already through the house that fast. >> fire officials called up the 175 fire fighters to help and many were already tired after battling other multi alarm fire, just three blocks away. red cross is helping victims and no one was hurt. >>> a 23 year-old man turns himself in for a hit and run accident in pennsville, new jersey. zachary mcdonough is charged with numerous offenses after police say he hit 17 year-old kyle pszenny. mcdonough thought he hit an animal and drove home. wasn't until he saw emergency crews past his house that he realized something else had happened. as for victim pszenny is out of surgery but in critical condition. >>> friend family and complete strangers the georgia toward say if bye to another teen involve in the hit and run accident. the 17 year-old was str

we're having a lot of problems in new jersey hamilton township.'re going to start off, though, out in evesham township. on the southbound side that's blocking out the left-hand lane. traffic squeezing by the to the side. and a lot of red cars in the area, as well. and out in hamilton township, dealing with a flooded intersection at route 322 and cologne avenue. you can take the atlantic city expressway to get by. but they're dealing with ponding, as well. delaware county on the blue route right around 320, jammed pretty much in both directions. if you're headed southbound you're going to see the biggest delay there, 46-minute trip from the schuylkill expressway up towards 95. speaking of the schuylkill expressway. right around the curve, you can see all lanes red and drive times are slow. about half an hour east or westbound. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you. >>> we continue our team weather coverage with nbc's brian thompson. >> that's right. here's a closer look at how bad flooding got along the new jersey coastline. >> last week's down

. >> ♪♪ >> we have breaking news now just in from hamilton township mercer county, new jersey.e on the scene of a massive house fire that has just now hit four alarms. let's take a look at some video. "action news" viewer donny ramos he sent this video in to us to join the action. this is happening along the 1700 block of east state street. now, as you can see, in the bit of this, you can see the fire there and also the smoke coming from behind the tree. let's go to some live video that we have. chopper 6hd giving us a wider view. you can see two sets of plumes of smoke it appears dark black smoke as well as white and gray smoke and the flames still there also as we get a better look from chopper 6hd again, this is happening in hamilton township mercer county new jersey. as you can see it is a massive effort under way as this fire now hitting four alarms. we are told at least eight homes are involved or are being affected by the flames there are happening there, the fire burning along the row homes there. firefighters doing their best to preventer from it spreading. it's not cl

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live from that fire scene in hamilton township.ne. >> reporter: matt, thankfully no one was injured but this was a fast moving fire. there is a lot of destruction left behind. you can see as we take a look it's getting lighter, you can see some of the damage this morning. the flames jumped from roof to roof. that roof is just ripped apart. there's charred windows, 60 people have been displaced. she said she smelled smoke yesterday afternoon around 3:45 and looked outside. >> it started like four doors down. by the time we got out and got the dog out, you know, it was already at my house. >> reporter: in the end 20 homes were damaged. 15 of them heavily. 175 firefighters were called in to the 1700 block of east state street. some came as far as hunterdon and burlington counties to help battle the fast moving flames. >> it moved fast. we ran out of personnel. >> reporter: the cause of the fire remains under investigation. the red cross was killed in to assist the families devastated to have lost their homes but grateful for their liv

. >> jennifer joyce live from hamilton township where this all happened and fire fighters there have been busy, jenny. >> reporter: very busy day yesterday lauren and chris. red cross is assisting all of these families right new without a home to go back to. as we mentioned 20 homes on this block are damage, several people without a place to live fire happened late yesterday afternoon roofers were working on one property at the time when flames broke out. witnesses say fire moves fast and spread across rooftops. fire was called to six a alarms involving nearly 200 fire fighters from hamilton township neighboring towns as far away as burlington and huntingdon counties. crews had a tough time. crews said they scrapple told get their family members out of the harms way. fire officials say it remains under investigation. >> we did find roofers working on the roof. the fire will remain under investigation. it moved fast. we ran out of personnel very quick. we could not get them on the scene fast enough that is how fast it was running. >> unaudible. >> the house was on fire. i'm here right

also on 295 the southbound side as well in hamilton township.blocking out the right-hand shoulder. traffic squeezing by. southbound with two lanes, vai. >> thank you, jessica. a collision course all caught on camera. it winds unon the train's path. we'll show you the after math after that. >>> a group of whales on the atlantic coast. we'll tell you why some experts are worried they may run into a certain famous shark. >>> just about 6:45. 55 degrees outside. we have new video of a crash in jacksonville florida, where an amtrak train slammed into a car splitting it in half. you can see if you saw in the video that the car didn't stop at the railroad crossing bars tried to cut across it was hit by the train. let's show you what the car looked like after the crash. the passenger in the back seat was thrown from the car, but that person and the driver walked away with just bumps and bruises. a third person in the car wasn't hurt at all. nobody on the train was hurt either. >>> the new freedom act passed by congress and signed by president obama is e

. >> a feral cat colony is causing controversy in hamilton township.s created so much tension that a petition put online has gotten over 118,000 signatures to save this colony. i went there myself to chase this and see what was going on and what this feral cat colony was exactly. located in between two private businesses. lots of cats. going back. >> to my surprise i found that only a a cat colony but basically a city. shelters. it is all set up. i'm not kidding. the cats have helped. as tony has been there for 20 years. six people plus or minus. and i actually met with one of the ladies who is taking care of it. >> for about five years. >> five years. every day? >> everyday at my own expense. >> seven days a week and you by this cat food. >> dry and wet. >> comes here and buys the food herself to take care of these cats because she believes the need to be taken care of. >> these cats go to the vet. they go to the dentist. bill: who is paying for that? >> one of the cats just got back from having three teeth pulled. these cats are extremely well taken

a fast-moving six alarm fire in hamilton township tour through home after home. the flames all that smoke damaged nearly 20 homes and sent residents running into the streets. fox 29's dave kinchen is live at the fire scene dave, crews are still hitting hot spots. >> reporter: that's right lucy and they're doing that with weather kind of working against them at this time right now. they say a lot of the fire got stuck in portions of collapsed roof and in the meantime lot of people are looking for homes tonight. >> just happened so fast. >> reporter: skyfox flies over a six alarm fire in hamilton township inform devouring more than a dozen row homes on the 1700 block of east state street forcing many families to make a run for it. >> just saw smoke. i went outside and the roof was like -- it was in flames. >> by the time we got out and got the dog out you know, it was already at my house. that fast. >> marsha jackson family had to wake up eight-year-old who was sleeping and sadly lost her pets pets. >> she's sad because she lost her fish but her life is saved. >> r

. >>> boy a dozen families forced out of their homes after a massive fire in hamilton township, new jersey. what was happening, in the area, right before these flames erupted. it was a six alarmer. >>> storm damage across the area did you hear storms last night. tree felon power lines in wissohickon avenue in west mt. airy. crew where is on the scene here thanks to last night's storms and rains trying to make sure you can get on the road would i. >> indeed trees falls in west mt. airy, can you hear it. good day everybody. it is tuesday, june 9th look who is over there sue serio. >> hi, sue. >> the thunder, last night and if i hadn't my dog would have reminded me. still looking for a way to calm that poor thing down. also, ultimate doppler is showing there are still some showers around. we are watching this area around washington d.c. moving up the chesapeake bay to see fit makes it to philadelphia have that rain gear with you today just like bus stop buddy toss because there are some showers arm and it is damp out there not a fair weather fan still wearing that phillies cap. seven out of t

. >>> finally tonight they were shooting for the stars in hamilton township, the young astronauts of robinson school held their 2015 model rocket launch participants rockets hundreds of feet into the air and it was a great way to spend the day outdoors and for kids to learn about the wonders of science. >> world news with david muir next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and ducis rogers and join us at 11:00 for "action news" on channel 6. for cecily tynan adam joseph ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. plus 10 gigs of shareable data. (yeah, 10 gigantic gigs.) for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed. call. data. and reliability. so you never have to settle. now also get $300 or more when you trade-in your smartphone and buy a new one. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. >>> tonight, the breaking new

another live look out here, this is route 50 in hamilton township. main streech out here not looking too bad. a lot of the majors atlantic city expressway not looking bad. as jessica has been pointing out, some areas are a little bit spotty where people are slowing down a little bit because of the wet conditions but overall really not too bad at this point as we expect a little bit more rain to be moving through this area. for now we're live in storm force 10 matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> we have matt in storm force 10 dispatched and we have jessica in house looking at cameras. >> what are you seeing jessica? >> turning out to be a pretty good typical commute. we have good news. we have a thumbs up graphic. route 70 westbound between 73 and crockwell road. we had a downed poll due to an accident. on 95 around cottman avenue starting to see the southbound delay right here. through an inactive work zone as well, this is typically where we see the volume. still only about a 15-minute trip. that's 5 minutes slow headed towards the vine street expressw

. >>> three alarm fire rips through a home in hamilton township mercer county. chopper three over that scene in the 100 block of waiverly place this afternoon. you can see the damage right there fire fighters were called to the area around 11:00 this morning. no one was injured. that causes now under investigation. >>> chopper three over another house fire, today this one in sellersville bucks county this fire broke out just before 3:30 this afternoon and happened in the 2700 block of hugh crest road. fire fighters are still working to contain the fire within the last hour, and no word if there are any injuries at this time. >>> new information now on a five alarm fire this morning at a chemical company in adams county and fire fighters, and, heavy smoke in the chemical company near gettysburg they may fertilizer and officials say smoke is not toxic but residents within a mile in that plant shelf nerd place there were no reports of any injuries and causes under investigation. >>> new developments tonight in the penn state fraternity hazing scandal for very first

this was the scene in hamilton township and tonight, almost two dozen people are homeless. big story is the disastrous blaze in mercer county new jersey and the firefighters have been pushed to the point of exhaust exhaustion. >> about a quarter to 4:00 flames tore through the roof of the complex on state street. >> we couldn't get them on scene fast enough that's how fast ofs running. >> as many as 175 firefighters from as far as burlington and hunterdon counties called to service to help put out the blaze. terrified residents tram tram -- scrambled to get out of their homes. >> by the time we got out and got the dog out, it was at my house that fast. >> alice leach with only seconds to get out. >> when i walked out and i turned around, and i was overwhelmed with what i saw. >> they tell investigators men were on the roof. >> blow torches on the roof right there. >> by the time it was under control as many as 20 homes were damaged 15 heavily. some residents lost everything. >> oh, man. that's too bad. >> my daughter lost her fish in the fire and is so upset. >> her fish? >

they struck at the christmas tree shop in hamilton township and shop in hammonton. >>> police trying to track down the bandits who got away with a huge haul from a school in philadelphia. they stole $13,000 worth of electronics from saint ignatius catholic school wednesday night. >> a heat advisory will be in effect from noon until 8:00 p.m. it's the second straight day of near-record highs. not everybody is upset about it. the action cam found many people soaking up the sun in center city. >> we were looking for a pool, we went to one in new jersey, but it was closed. so this was the next best thing. >> reporter: don't forget to keep a bottle of water handy. be sure so e-mail your weather videos to join the action at 6abc.com. or use the #6abc action on social media. >> records could be matched today. >> reporter: they could in a couple of spots across the region. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we'll be setting the records very little rain in the picture. sky 6 showing the temple university camera. it's hazy and humid as you step outside. the dewpoint in philadelphia is up a

hamilton avenue. so avoid that area. also, heads up down in elk township new jersey construction zone at route 55 southbound. that is 641 to route 553 the left lane, remains block until 6:00 this morning mass transit reporting no delays, that's look add your ride. back to you. >> developing right now, threatening phonecall against south jersey school has officials on high alert. the call into police last night prompting increased security at harrington middle school. >> this threat one of many made to schools recently in new jersey, and pennsylvania. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live this morning in mt. laurel, with details. good morning. >> reporter: diana, care, good morning, as you mentioned officials got that threaten phonecall right around 9:00 last night so police quickly searched this area, and the grounds here, as well as this middle school. they found no threat. but, as a precaution today police will be on scene all day long, and student and staff will be searched before entering the school. officials are asking that student only bring a

our big story from hamilton township mercer county new jersey. video that is just in from our "action news" crew on the ground. it shows the fire burning through the roof. it's the 1700 block of east state street. eight homes are now involved. officials tell us that roofers were working on the roof of one of the homes. they sparked the blaze and the flames just spread across the roof line and this is a live picture now from chopper six and you can see that this fire is nowhere near being brought under control. flames still bursting through the roof of one of the homes. this we can say and it's the only good news we can get out of this story there have been no injuries reported to this point. we look for updates on 6abc.com and we'll be back in just a moment. >> we have some difficult weather which is moving west to east and we've got to be alert. >> yes, exactly. far northwest suburbs right now really under the gun. storm tracker six live double scan showing philadelphia we've got bright sunshine but you can see that line of thunderstorms really

pickpockets have struck in egg harbor township hamilton township and hammonton. police say it appears they're targeting elderly woman. >>> new at 6:00 from homeless to new home. nbc 10 told you about this tent city that was torn down at the jersey shore last year. tonight, one of the former residents will soon have a tiny house to call home thanks to a local nonprofit. >> that's right. nbc 10's deanna durante has the story. >> reporter: they are builders electricians and food company owners. >> we've got a good group of contractors helping out. >> we are going to have the wall up. >> reporter: they are coming together to build a house for a man they barely know. you ever built a house to give it away before? >> no. first one. >> reporter: the house will have a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. it's tiny and can be moved anywhere. the volunteers are building it for free. they are members of make it rain, a nonprofit, and the group was moved by this. the tear-down of tent city in lakewood, new jersey last summer. one resident grabbed the group's attention. >> i'm just

that fire started just before 5:00 in hamilton township, mercer county. tonight dozens of people have to find a place to spend the night. george spencer join us with more on what may have sparked this place. >> reporter: seems the fire may have started in the roof of a house down towards this end of the block. it then jumped roof to roof and house to house moving in this direction. one saving grace was the fire station just behind the flashing lights you still see. from sky force 10 high above, we watched their flames billowing and smoke pouring from the roof. on the ground residents encountered a hazy scene filled with commotion and neighbors rescuing neighbors. >> one knocked on the door and said come out, the house is on fire. >> reporter: alice owns the home where it seems the fire started. fire officials say the six-alarm blaze damaged 20 row homes, 15 of them severely. and the early evening winds drove the fire quickly. >> the whole house is gone. >> reporter: all up in flames? >> all up in flames. >> we ran out of personnel very quickly. we couldn'

. >>> a fire in hamilton township, mercer county, damages numerous homes there.hopper per three over the scene on waverly place. this fire grew to six alarms and flames were spread across the shared roof of the entire row of homes there. the block was evacuateed. official are still investigating the cause of that fire. >>> a new castle county family is shaken tonight as they have become the victims of a hate crime. someone targeted the claymont family edging a swastika and a racial slur into their suv. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt went to den ham of a today looking for answers. >> i'm truly disgusted. >> reporter: claymont resident a meara green demands to know who scratched a swastika and the inform word into her car sometime early sunday morning. >> you would think in 2015 we still wouldn't be going through this. >> reporter: a mother of six told "eyewitness news" the repairs will cost at least a thousand dollars. but she's more concerned about the symbolism behind the vandalism. >> i stopped crying this afternoon early this afternoon. 'cause i was em

mercer county mostly the light rain around hamilton township parts of bucks county mostly seeing theight rain same thing montgomery county and slightly heavier showers possibly in parts of delaware county, and do you see this rain is actually approaching philadelphia, so some more light rain is on its way into south philly for citizens bank park, phillies game at 7:00. for the rest of this evening we should still have the chance for a shower nothing heavy. heavy rain is down to our south but that is really starting to lighten up a bit. we will keep an eye on it for you. future weather keeps at least a few showers lingering tonight. clouds should stay locked in overnight, by tomorrow morning i think most of the area should be dry through the afternoon you notice some dry air starting to move mostly north to philadelphia where we could have breaks of sunshine. we go into thursday, clouds move back in and the weather pattern starts to bring at least a few more showers in for thursday afternoon. so some rain in the forecast for thursday once again, until we finally break out of it by abo

trooper raspa was a member of the troop c at hamilton township station in mercer county. >>> it is 5:33. lets get traffic and weather together katie. >>> good morning everyone. starting things off generally dry across the delaware valley. we have a hint of in moisture around our region though and that will be a theme for to us day. we still got to allow for a shower along the way but if you don't want to take an umbrella along he will feel free it is not an extra accessory that is a requirement here today. any showers we do experience will be very very spotty. as we start off here with sky cam three hey what is this? a hint of sunshine at the start of the take. that is new? up in carbon county jack frost big boulder no frost to speak of but overlook lake harmony beautiful views in the mountains this morning. storm scan three shows what i was just talking about. we have moisture starting to creep north again and it is because of this system that just will in the leave. it is off to the south. it is like a neighbor you can this is get a hint to, you know what i mean. moving forward in t

skyfox is live over hamilton township where firefighters are battling a four harm fire.his is on the 1700 block of east state street. it appears several row homes are on fire. officials say the call came in around 4:45. there's no word yet on any injuries and we will bring updates as soon as we get them. >>> to developing story arrest in a hit-and-run that left a teenager critically injured. >> 17-year-old kyle pszenny was on his skateboard early yesterday when a car hit him it happened in salem county. fox 29's bruce gordon is live at the pennville police station. bruce, what do you know. >> reporter: lucy, a life long pennsville resident is behind bars at this hour charged with aggravated assault by a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report that accident. all in a tragic case that was cracked quickly and efficiently through some real good police work. sorry for what happened? >> reporter: police say 23-year-old zachary mcdonough spent most of the past day and a half monitoring social media from his apartment just a mile from the scene of the hit-

flames leaping from house to house here in hamilton township. this video was taken just within the hour on east state street. smoke and fire can be seen coming from at least eight rowhomes. >> the entire block in fact has been evacuated but there are no reports of anyone hurt here. we do are a crew headed to the scene on the ground. count on nbc 10 and the nbc 10 news app for any more updates. >>> new at 6:00 hospital patients paying much more than the actual cost of care. a new study claims some hospitals are marking up prices by more than 1,000%. crozer chester medical center making the list of the top 50 hospitals in the u.s. with the highest markups over actual costs. it ranks 17th on the list. also on that list chestnut hill hospital, brandywine hospital hahnemann university pottstown memorial medical center. >> deanna durante has been poring over this study. >> she has a look at why prices are the way they are and what you need to know. >> reporter: chestnut hill hospital ranks number five on that list and while the study's author says it

. >>> a three alarm fire ripped through a home in hamilton township mercer county, chopper three over that scene of 100 block of waiverly place this afternoon. you can see damage done there fire fighters were called to the area around 11:00 this morning. no one was injury. the causes under investigation. >>> a car flipped over on the roosevelt boulevard chopper three over that scene in north east philadelphia and we're told two people were taken to torresdale hospital, no word on their injuries. >>> we are getting a look at surveillance video from the bank robbery in montgomery county. authorities want your help as they try to crack this man down. he robbed a bank of america branch on plymouth road in plymouth meeting last week. he also fired a gun during that robbery but no one was injury. police believe this same man robbed a wells fargo bank in bryn mawr back in may. >>> chester county priest, pleads guilty to charges of child pornography. fifty-six year-old mark haines admitted to posing as a 16 year-old girl on a teenage dating web site trying to get sexually explicit photos of y

trooper raspa was a member of the troop c at hamilton township station in mercer county. governor christie ordered flags to be flown at half staff today in allstate buildings. >>> we have new information about what cause add a deadly crash on i380 in the poconos. it happened in monroe county 115 miles north of philadelphia. a tractor trailer was traveling, southbound when it left the roadway and crossed in the northbound lanes. it struck another tractor trailer and a bus carrying italian tourist on their way to niagara falls. bus driver 54 year old alfredo, from new york, he was, one of the three people killed in that accident. "eyewitness news" spoke to a truck driver who was shaken by what he saw on the road. >> i'm on these road every day, six or seven days a week, you know what i mean, and it is an impact to see another truck, you know what i mean. >> more than a dozen others were injured in the deadly crash. >>> bank robber considered armed and dangerous is on the roads of the montgomery county this morning. police say the the suspect robbed a bank have of america br

. >> fire in hamilton township mercer county damages nearly two dozen homes. chopper three over the scene at waverly place around 5:00 yesterday evening the fire grew to six alarms, then flames engulf the shared roof of the entire row of houses. the whole block was evacuated and there were no injuries. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> a vigil is planned tonight for the south jersey teenager critically injured in a hit-and-run. police have arrested the suspect, 17 year old kyle was hit sunday morning on north hook road in pennsville, new jersey. police now say 23 year old zachary mc donahue was hit-and-run driver, and that he used a relative's car cover to hide his damaged car. he was ride his skateboard when he was hit and he suffered severe head injuries. >> what he did was wrong. and the fact that he just kept going, just shows that he's not a good person, and i can't believe this. >> kyle is now at christianna hospital in delaware, zachary mc donahue charged with aggravated assault by auto, after alleged taped confession. >>> the youn

. >>> residents displaced by a raging fire in hamilton township are trying to pick up the pieces today. several row homes were damaged yesterday beyond repair and those that live there lost most of their belongings. nora muchanic joins us live tonight along east state treat with more. >> reporter: hi there rick, 24 hours after that fire tore through this block we know it was accidental in nature and started by some roofers, at least four or five of the houses that were burneded were abandoned prior to the fire, but for four or five residents this has been a nightmare. >> it's a bunch of ash and dirt and just terrible. all of our stuff is gone. residents of 1700 block of east state street got a look at their home and it's not pretty. collapsed roofs and fire damage has made several of the row homes unliveable. >> new furniture and new floors and the ceilings are fully destroyed. >> most of the row homes on this block were destroyed after a fire was started, that they say was accidental, started by a roofer's blow torch and once started it spread from house to head. >> these houses are s

the fire was ultimately called to six alarms involving nearly 200 fire fighters from hamilton township, neighboring towns in the far away as burlington and hunterdon counties. crews had a tough time up with the fact they have moved flames. they tried to get family members out of the harms way. fire officials say it remains under investigation. >>> we did find roofers working on the roof. we're still unsure what the fire is. the fire will remain under investigation. it moved fast. we ran are out of personnel very quickly. we told not get them on the scene fast enough, that is how fast it was running. >> unaudible. >> they told me my house was on fire. >> reporter: it was april exhaust continuing night for fire fighters. they just finish battling a three alarm blaze a few blocks away when this aggressive fire broke out. fire fighters on the scene said they were no injuries. everyone was out of their homes before they arrived on the scene and as for the fire chief, he says the cause of the fire remains under investigation, mike and alex. >> three alarmer and six alarmer, thanks, jenny. >>

. >> they took on the hamilton township police department and the friendly softball game, the ninth yearfun fundraiser for the school and they raised money for operation home front it helps our service member and wounded warriors families. >> the elmwood park zoo are getting new residents new panthers born in washington, d.c. at the biology institute. now they call norristown home, the first red pandas on exhibit at the park zoo, they make their public debut on saturday but we got a sneak peek on saturday. >> they looked like raccoons at an early age. >> i am watching for that story. >>> still ahead from wedding toppers to action figures, we'll introduce you to a local inventor slinking people down to size. >> a school caf tear worker says she would do it again in a heartbeat, what she is tannig by ahead. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a d

rig of the 2007 conversion minivan that was totaled as the vehicle tried merge on to i-95 in hamilton townshipvan collided with the tractor-trailer and another truck parked on the shoulder. >> the truck sideswiped us into the parked truck. >> reporter: new jersey state police are investigating the crash. it had a 22,000-dollar wheelchair ramble. it was the only transportation for a junior who suffers a disorder for muscle control. not having use of the van is creating headaches for her. this is how she was able to get around and get herself to school. now there's a mad scramble to find transportation for her. >> we're trying to find a rents company or converted van. >> reporter: while they investigate public transportation options so madison can get out and get to her internship her father has been picking pieces of glass out of the wheelchair she was belted into when the crash curled. he is thanking his lucky stars that his daughter and boyfriend were not injured. >> i thought was a fender bender, but when i got there, it was like oh, my god. >> reporter: in bordentown, nora muchanic channel

. >> this is the destructive blaze that damaged 20 homes in hamilton township new jersey a dozen people are forced out of their homes after a massive fire destroyed the entire 1700 block of east state street today mercer county investigators encountered the source of the blaze saying it was a blow torch by roofers doing work on a home there and deemed this an accident. many residents escaped with just the clothes on their back. one man upset to leave behind his wedding ring it was in one of the hardest homes hit. >> i want my wedding ring back. >> two pieces of good news there, jose got his ring back and you may remember this little girl last night, she was devastated that her pet fish was inside of her home and today they went in reunited it with the little girl. >> today the fire chief and american red cross met with residents to let them know what resources were available to them as they try to piece things together there. nora muchanic will have the latest tonight on "action news" at 5:00. a lot of devastation and bright spots as well. >> thank you alicia. it's a slow go on part of

. >> live in hamilton township nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> we'll continue to follow thatry thank you. >> philadelphia police are investigating yet normal hit and run in the city, this time in olney officers say a dark colored accura or honda slammed into a man just after 1:30 a.m., the 25-year-old victim was apparently walking across the crosswalk when he was hit and it left him with a broken pelvic and head injuries he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >>> a woman is recovering after a freak accident in center city, a jeep was stopped at a red light at 9:00 this morning, that is when a tractor trailer trying to make a turn hit the jeep sending it on to the sidewalk and that jeep hit a woman walking by at the time. police said she was transported to jefferson hospital in stable condition and that accident is still under investigation. >>> a $1500 reward is offered for the person responsible for the neglect of a puppy in darby bureau. we introduced you to trooper last week, he was found wandering with a shackle embedded in his neck, they believe they put it

. >> tuesday night's storms were to blame for fires here in south hamilton township after 2:30 p.m. it it sparked shortly after the electricity was restored. the fast moving flames burned the house and garage completely down fortunately the homeowner was staying with a friend and was not there at the time: >>> from our delaware newsroom, two walgreens are giving vaccines to stop the disease from spreading. health officials want to cut back on the number of delaware residents that are positive but don't know it. the free testing continues through saturday which is national hiv testing day. >>> in delaware children are marching and drilling their way through a different kind of summer camp, they held the build your future program, where 75 middle schoolers learned about possible careers in construction "action news" got a look inside of the busy lab as they worked on their final projects today. >>> antibiotics helped to secure illnesses but the overuse is helping to spread drug resistant bacteria. sara bloomquist is live with more. >> at least 2 million americans become infected every

. >> the search on for the cause of the huge fire that damaged 20 homes in hamilton township mercer county. chopper three over the scene on waverly place around 5:00 yesterday afternoon the fire grew to six alarms, spread across the shared roof of entire row of houses. it was quickly evacuated and no one injured. >>> right now, it is 6:05. and the young girl seen in this video right here, she speaking out. the video viewed by millions on line shows a police officer in texas right there, you can see him pink that 15 year old to the ground. activists want the officer fired saying he used excessive force while breaking up pool party over the weekends, even pointing his gun at other teenagers. don champion has the story. >> or not report individual joe of the incident during pool party has been seen more than 8 million times on line. monday evening it had hundreds of people protesting at a mckinney texas pool. it is where officer eric casebolt was seen aggressively detaining 15 year old beckton neighbors had called police after a fight and to complain about teens who did not have permission to

mercer county are assessing the damage this morning after a six-alarm fire damaged 20 homes in hamilton township. a scene from skyforce10. you can see the flames eating through the rafters and smoke billowing beneath the roof. took more than 100 firefighters to control the fast-moving flames. the fire chief says he believes the fire started near a spot where roofers had been working. >>> police have arrested a second suspect in the murder of a man whose body was found in a suitcase near philadelphia airport. crystal libhart of philadelphia is charged with robbery, hindering and obstruction of justice after police arrested thomas brennan, charging him with the murder. police say brennan beat and stabbed to death scott bernheisel and stuffed his body in a suitcase. a man walking near the airport with his dog found the suitcase and alerted police. they say the victim had been staying in a house in south philadelphia where brennan also stayed. >>> philadelphia's carpenter's union says it promise not to interfere with pope francis' visit to philadelphia in september. the pope will visit philadelphia

flames leap from house to house in hamilton township. this video was taken just about 40 minutes ago in east state street. smoke and fire can be seen coming from at least eight rowhomes there. let's go to a live picture of the fire right now at five alarms. the entire block has had to be evacuated because of this. there are no reports of any injuries. count on nbc 10 to stay on top of this fire and bring you updates as soon as we get more information. >>> we are following developing weather news as well. a threat bearing down on the region. parts of our area under a tornado watch right now. you can see the storms right there on radar and it's why we have issued an nbc 10 first alert. let's get the timing of this storm and who faces the greatest risk. >> nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking it all for us tonight. glenn? >> some of those storms have moved into part of our area. we issued the first alert earlier today, feeling this was going to be happening later today and tonight. we have the chance

. >>> new information now about the fire in hamilton township last night. the police chief told us a little more than a half hour ago it's been ruled accidental. construction workers were repairing a roof using blow torches when the fire started burning out of control. we brought you these pictures from sky force 10 live yesterday during our 5:00 newscast. the fire ripped through 20 homes there. the fire chief said about 175 firefighters had to be called to the scene. >> he ran out of personnel very quickly. we couldn't get them on scene fast enough. that's how fast it was running. >>> tonight the red cross is helping those people who were put out of their homes by the fire. luckily, no one was hurt. >>> strange case in delaware. police searching for a victim after a stabbing at a park. officers were called to mansion park in new castle late this morning for reports of a stabbing but they didn't find anyone. so if you have any information, new castle county police would like to hear from you. >>> an uber driver is out of a job after avalon police say he tou

hot and humid today and we found out that students and staff at hamilton square schools at hamilton townshiprcer county and they'll be dismissed because of the heat and middle schools and elementary will skoos ryary schools will be at 1:15 and they're glad. >> to get out and enjoy it. >> we would have loved that when we were growing up. >> it would be a steamy afternoon and not as hot as what we saw in the end of last week and we'll be approaching those levels for tomorrow and that steaminess could turn stormy in some areas this afternoon and that's a live view of the pocono mountains from camelback and we see sunshine and just a few passing clouds and no storms in the pocono mountains and none at the shore and the clouds are hanging in there and we saw big thunderstorms roll through first thing this morning and just a chance of scattered thunderstorms popping up this afternoon. the clouds continue to blow through the area and you can see some breaks of sunshine. right now it's just cloudy skies over philadelphia, but in spite of all these clouds and not much to show you on the radar just ye

responsible for at least three similar thefts over the past couple weeks in egg harbor township hamilton township and hammonton. police say it appears they're targeting elderly woman. >> when they walk in the store you can tell they're searching and trying to prey upon someone. >> reporter: at this point, investigators say they don't have a description of the type of car the two are using to get around. no one from areayzbm police departments has been able to figure out who the culprits are. >> i have a feeling they are not local. they could be from new york philadelphia or pennsylvania delaware. >> reporter: investigators say credit cards belonging to the victims were used to ring up hundreds of thousands of dollars in charges at other stores. >> my pocketbook is always in my hand, always. >> reporter: police are urging shoppers to be vigilant and want to hear from anyone who recognizes the couple. they say although the woman seems to change her appearance her m.o. each time with this guy has been the same. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> here is more video. we look at two guys who shot and robbe

do you ski and 18-year-old daughter alexis had $3,600 worth of marijuana and pills in their hamilton townshipe. police seizing drugs cash an car. both are chargeed with possession of drug paraphernalia. they are awaiting further court proceedings. >>> it's been more than two years since the death of a south jersey woman ton night local police and the prosecutor's office are pulling out all the stops to help find whoever killed 59-year-old carol reiff not or the camden county prosecutors increasing the reward but gloucester township police are releasing new video hoping that someone may remember something about carol's death. jeff cole joining us in the studio with more on the push to find this woman's killer. jeff. >> they hope the video will work. it's a story that made headlines here. carol reported missing by her daughter on june 20th 2013. four days later her body was founded in ad wood area in the lake view apartments on lower landing road. it's the same apartment complex where carol lived. now two years later it's still not clear how and why she died. that's why local officials and caro

hamilton township police say someone grabbed a woman's purse in an acme parking lot. they put out an alert to other police in the area. officers in lawrence township spotted a car matching the description, tried stopping it but ended up chasing it as far as southampton and the boulevard. two people were taken into custody. >>> new information in the death of a south jersey boy hit by a police cruiser. his mother is now taking legal action. 10-year-old matthew mccloskey was hit and killed as he tried to cross a street in franklin township last december. now his mother is suing gloucester county, the state department of transportation and the officer for more than $1 million. police say the officer was responding to a call but did not have lights or sirens on when he hit the boy. the officer was never charged. >>> from our nbc 10 news delaware bureau, governor jack markell signed a bill to expand access to medical marijuana. it's known as riley's law, named for a rehoboth beach 9-year-old who suffered from seizures. the law adds intractable epilepsy to the list of condi

trooper raspa was a member of the troop c at hamilton township station in mercer county. >>> defense attorneys will have a chance today to cross-examine a psychiatrist in the colorado theater shooting trial. yesterday, the judge reject the defense's request for a mistrial. lawyers for james holmes argued that video of doctor william reid interview with the gunman amounts to compelled testimony. that is because holmes was asked to describe the attack that killed 12 people and injured 70 others. >>> right now coming up at 6:32. traffic and wet are to go. any clearing up to day. >> very minimal. >> i know. >> so many of us just want to see bright sunshine and that will not happen today. there is a positive to that. if you have to hit the road and travel eastbound you that is something. we do still have a very same pesky system. it need something to kick it out of here. it is finally going to have that with our pattern changing finally, looking forward toward the weekend but today we are still stuck with the clouds, more than anything, and obviously especially south of our area plenty of