Water Flow Slows Firefighters 
No Injuries Reported In Regent Street Blaze

Accused Killer Says Victim Provoked Him

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SLOCUM TWP. -- A Wapwallopen women suffered minor injuries in an accident
on an icy road Thursday on state Route 3006, said state police at Shickshinny. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mary E. Schafer, 49, refused medical attention for a wrist injury after her
car slid, crossed into the other lane and struck an embankment at 2 a.m.,
police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seat belt information was not available. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In Walker Township, a Tamaqua woman was injured 7:35 p.m. Wednesday when
her vehicle slid off an icy Catawissa Road, said state police at Frackville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tammy Delatorre, 30, was treated for a wrist injury at Pottsville Hospital
and released. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Delatorre's vehicle struck boulders and rolled onto its roof, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was wearing a seat belt, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Following Incidents Were Reported By State And Local Police: 2 Women Hurt In Separate 1-car Crashes