Heat emergency at Reading Station as Big Boy tour prompts mass casualty response
TL;DR
More than 100 people were evaluated or treated for heat-related illnesses after a mass casualty event at the Reading Railroad Outer Station in Muhlenberg Township during the Big Boy steam locomotive’s northeast tour; emergency crews from multiple counties set up cooling tents and provided triage and transport, with officials not yet releasing the exact conditions of those affected.
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