Heatwave triggers mass-casualty response at PA Big Boy train stop
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During a 106°F day in Berks County, crowds gathered to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive at Reading and Blue Mountain Railroad Outer Station, leading to more than 100 people receiving treatment for heat illness; dozens were transported to hospitals, and one person suffering cardiac arrest was resuscitated, prompting a mass casualty incident declaration to marshal emergency resources.
- 'Mass casualty incident' declared in Pennsylvania due to heat illnesses USA Today
- Thousands line the tracks as Big Boy rolls through South Philly NBC10 Philadelphia
- “Mass casualty incident” declared at Pennsylvania Big Boy train stop after dozens treated for heat illnesses ABC27
- Big Boy locomotive: More than 100 people treated for heat-related incident at Reading Railroad station FOX 29 Philadelphia
- Big Boy sighting: World’s largest operating steam locomotive chugs through Pottstown WHYY
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