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It was an all-hands-on-deck situation at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland late Thursday, as a burst water main and fire made for a critical situation on the fourth floor of the hospital. A damaged section of wall near the fire location. (ALEX ROSE – DAILY TIMES) Crozer Health failed to respond to multiple requests for comment and did not provide any information on social media or through other channels Friday. Messages left for Upland officials were also not returned and employees approached on the campus at 1 Medical Center Blvd. Friday morning declined to comment. What was known could only be pieced together from fire radio traffic beginning shortly after 8:40 p.m. Thursday and from an account posted Friday on the Eddystone Fire Company’s Facebook page. According to those two sources: Numerous units responded to the facility, where a chief on scene soon reported that there was a fire in the electrical room in the loading dock along Upland Avenue. Personnel were working on darkening the fire with a dry chemical until it was clear that power was secured. Others were tasked with entering the main part of the hospital to determine if anything hazardous was getting in via the air flow system. A PECO crew was on scene shortly after 9 p.m. Eddystone indicated Engines 12, 12-1, and Ambulance 12 responded under the command of Fire Chief Allen Reeves III. Engine 12 crew were placed into service by incident command into the rear of the fire building to assist maintenance crews on securing a busted 3-inch water main. It was reported that a maintenance man went into a flooded area and that a rapid intervention team fire crew was monitoring him, ready to step in to take life-saving action if needed. The Eddystone crew, under the command of Deputy Chief Richard Myers, was directed to assist in evacuating the intensive care unit, surgical ICU, and neuro-ICU units on fourth floor. At 9:10 p.m., it was reported that the room on fire controls the intensive care unit on the fourth floor and that the patients in the ICU were being moved out. Eddystone reported the fourth floor was charged with smoke and was suffering partial power failures. Crews coordinated with ICU charge nurses in getting emergency medical services units to patient rooms for packaging and transfer to other areas of the hospital, as well as to an area for transfers to other locations by helicopter or ambulance. Nearly all of the ambulances in the county were in service for getting patients out. There were preparations for flights, if needed. At 10 p.m., it was reported that the fourth floor was evacuated. Labor and Delivery also moved all the newborns and their parents with the nurses to a different area. Fans were deployed and successfully cleared smoke from the hallways and patient units on the fourth floor. The big fan of Milmont Fire Company was set up to pull hazardous air out of the emergency department. “We experienced a small flood that resulted in a fire, but there is no longer an active fire,” Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito said in a statement shortly after 10:30 p.m. “Critical care patients were evacuated from the facility to safe areas and we have been working with the county to ensure their safety. No injuries have been reported.” Numerous work trucks were parked outside of the area where the fire had been Friday morning, apparently still dealing with cleanup operations. Windows in that area were covered up and there were several industrial fans piled on the ground outside. Hospital beds were in the emergency department lobby and one employee indicated that entrance was closed. It was unknown Friday exactly how many personnel were involved in the incident, or when ICU patients would be able to return to either CCMC or the ICU unit on the fourth floor. Crozer Health was mum Friday, however, Patrick O’Connell, regional EMS director for Delaware County put the major incident in perspective for CBS 3 : “It was an all-hands-on-deck effort at Crozier-Chester Medical Center as emergency responders were in a race against time to get staff and patients out of harm’s way.” “Certainly in the 40-plus years I’ve been doing this, this was certainly in the one of the top five of incidents.” He added that the total number of patients evacuated was 38.
The pressure is ratcheting up on the Philadelphia Phillies more than ever this winter. Perhaps that could lead to some unexpected fireworks. Last winter, the Phillies focused more on locking in their existing core than bringing in outside free agents. They thought their roster was good enough to win a World Series in 2024, and it couldn't get the job done once the playoffs rolled around. This time around, the Phillies must go for broke. They need to win at least one championship in the Bryce Harper era, and the best way to do so could be to shock the sport with a blockbuster trade. The top trade target in Major League Baseball this winter is Chicago White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet, who could make any team's rotation better. Crochet, a 2024 All-Star, racked up an impressive 209 strikeouts in his first year as a full-time starting pitcher. Elijah Evans of Just Baseball recently proposed a dea l that would send Crochet to Philadelphia for catcher Eduardo Tait, shortstop Starlyn Caba, outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr., and right-handed pitcher Michael Mercado. "Cristopher Sanchez is far from a lock to maintain his elite numbers and Ranger Suarez was brutal in the later portion of the season. Securing another star arm to slot in behind Zack Wheeler, while having Andrew Painter on the way, would make this the best rotation in baseball heading into 2025," Evans said. "(The trade) presents Chicago with two core pieces for the distant future when they hope to be competitive again. A third piece that is closer to being league-ready would need to be added in for a little bit of safety, but this deal would be the upside swing type for Chicago." Tait and Caba are Just Baseball's No. 52 and No. 72 overall prospects, so giving up both would hurt the Phillies' future outlook on the position player side, but acquiring a true ace like Crochet necessitates giving up something of value. If the lefty continues to pitch the way he did in 2024, a deal like this could turn the Phillies into instant title favorites. They've got to get the job done in the playoffs somehow, and having Crochet in their corner might just be the thing that puts them over the top. More MLB: Dodgers linked to $105 million Orioles superstar as Juan Soto backup plan'We need new leadership': Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau's resignation
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