Fighting back tears Nancy Vroman relived the horror of the Saturday night fire in Pottstown that damaged the Yorkshire Apartments.
She escaped with trusty her flashlight to lead the way through the smoke.
"When I opened the door it was dark so I went back and got the flashlight and one of the fire guys came and said come on you gotta get out. I said I'm coming! I'm coming."
"Flames were shooting out the window, " said resident George Heller. "There was a lot of smoke. A lot of black smoke."
According to maintenance crews..the fire started in the kitchen of a second floor unit, reportedly it was an electrical fire.
26-people were displaced by the fire.
George Heller helped pull some of his neighbors to safety.
"The fire alarms went off and the guy next to me is partially blind. I helped him out and we started helping others."
Fortunately no one died in the fire.
But one person was taken to Pottstown Hospital.
"I love living out of a garbage bag," one resident said carrying a bag full of clothes out of his apartment.
For now no one's allowed to stay in the apartment. We're told they could be allowed back in sometime next week.
Nancy says she's just thankful she and all of her neighbors made it out alive.
"I constantly pray and thank God. "It could have been a lot worse. People could have been really, really hurt."
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:26 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:26:18 GMT
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow.
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:08:39 GMT
An ugly business stained with sex, drugs and violence is exploding on the Internet. It's called sex trafficking, and it happens right here in our area.
An ugly business stained with sex, drugs and violence is exploding on the Internet. It's called sex trafficking, and it happens right here in our area.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:07 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:07:00 GMT
A woman says she got kicked out of a Montgomery County mall for wearing a cancer-awareness hat. But it's the language, not the message, that got her into trouble.
A woman says she got kicked out of a Montgomery County mall for wearing a cancer-awareness hat. But it's the language, not the message, that got her into trouble.
Monday, May 20 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:20:18 GMT
Mike Kersten and his wife Lisa of Croydon, Lower Bucks County opened their front door over the weekend only to find police telling them to stay inside. A large black bear was spotted climbing one of
A black bear seen in Bucks County is still the talk of the area for residents.
Monday, May 20 2013 7:27 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:27:47 GMT
A century-old community staple in Cherry Hill was up for auction Monday. The Woodcrest Country Club has experienced some financial problems recently, and after efforts from the township and the Freeholders
Cherry Hill's Woodcrest Country Club went up for auction Monday, with a pending sale in place after an offer from a Marlton-based developer.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:13 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:13:26 GMT
The family of the 5-year-old kindergartner abducted in broad daylight from her Philadelphia school is now planning on suing the city and the school district.
The family of the 5-year-old kindergartner abducted in broad daylight from her Philadelphia school is now planning on suing the city and the school district.
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