Person found dead in burning vehicle that sparked Lancaster County barn fire, police say
IT IS NOW 656. IT IS TIME FOR W G A L NEWS EIGHT TO GO. AND THE NEWS EIGHT TEAM IS HERE TO HELP YOU START YOUR DAY. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THE MILITARY SAYS FOUR SERVICE MEMBERS WERE KILLED WHEN AN AMERICAN REFUELING PLANE CRASHED IN WESTERN IRAQ. TWO OTHERS WERE ON BOARD. THE MILITARY SAYS A RESCUE OPERATION IS STILL UNDERWAY. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AMERICANS KILLED IN THE WAR TO 11. BREAKING OVERNIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS SAY A FIRE DESTROYED TWO MOBILE HOMES IN LANCASTER COUNTY. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THIS HAPPENED AROUND 245 IN THE AREA OF COLUMBIA AVENUE AND TRAILER PARK IN WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE TWO HOMES ARE ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER, AND THEY SAY NOBODY WAS IN EITHER OF THE MOBILE HOMES AT THE TIME OF THE FIRES. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALSO BREAKING OVERNIGHT, 911 DISPATCHERS SAY MULTIPLE CREWS WERE CALLED TO A BARN FIRE IN EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP. DISPATCHERS SAY THIS HAPPENED AROUND 345 THIS MORNING ON JUNCTION ROAD NEAR LANDISVILLE ROAD. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. PART OF JUNCTION AND LANDISVILLE ROADS ARE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR THE FIRE. GOOD MORNING. I’M GABRIEL THOMAS LIVE HERE IN HARRISBURG. CREWS JUST ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES AGO TO CONTINUE TO REPAIR THAT SINKHOLE THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME. WE ARE ON I-83 ALONGSIDE 44 A. THIS IS THE RAMP THAT USUALLY TAKES YOU TO 13TH STREET, BUT DRIVERS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO DO THAT DUE TO THIS SINKHOLE. NOW, PENNDOT IS EXPECTING TO OPEN UP 44 A IN A FEW HOURS. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. IT IS AN IMPACT DAY BECAUSE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE THE FLAGS ARE NOT EVEN MOVING BECAUSE WINDS ARE LIGHT TO CALM ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. BUT THEY WILL BE PICKING UP AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY. AS YOU LOOK AT THE WIND GUSTS, BY THIS AFTERNOON, THEY’LL BE GUSTING 40 TO 45MPH. TEMPERATURES MID TO UPPER 20S THANKS TO CLEAR SKIES LAST NIGHT. IT IS A COLD START. SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER PLANNER, HIGHS TODAY WILL TOP OUT NEAR 50 DEGREES AND OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT THE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR. STILL GUSTY TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S AND TOMORROW SUNSHINE. A FEW PASSING CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND 50 DEGREES. BUT A NICE START TO THE WEEKEND. GOOD MORNING. WE DO HAVE A CRASH IN PERRY COUNTY. CENTER TOWNSHIP THERE ON ROUTE 34 BETWEEN NEW BLOOMFIELD ROAD AND DIX HILL ROAD. WE KNOW THIS CRASH HAS DOWN SOME WIRES ON THE ROAD, AND WE’RE STILL LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY VEHICLES, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND LEMOYNE ROUTE 581 WESTBOUND AT I-83. AT EXIT SIX THERE. WANTED TO TAKE YOU LIVE ON SCENE. YOU CAN SEE IT IS SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC THERE. WITH THAT. WITH THAT CRASH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME WORK BEING DONE IN CAMERON SUNDAY BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 5 P.M. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A BIG BACKUP WITH FLAGGERS OUT AND LANE RESTRICTIONS THERE. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO DRIVE THROUGH HARRISBURG. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR TEN DAY FORECAST TODAY. JUST BE PREPARED FOR THOSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL SET UP THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 40 TO 45MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FEW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BE VERY SPOTTY IN NATURE. OTHERWISE, IT’S A D
Person found dead in burning vehicle that sparked Lancaster County barn fire, police say
Updated: 10:40 AM EDT Mar 13, 2026
We now know a person was found dead inside a burning vehicle in Lancaster County, according to the East Hempfield Township Police Department. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.Police said they responded to the 2100 block of Junction Road near Landisville Road at 3:41 a.m. Friday, after a passerby reported a vehicle burning next to a barn. The fire had spread to the barn when crews arrived, according to officials. Roads in the area were shut down for an extended time due to the significant amount of apparatus needed at the scene, police said. After the fire was brought under control, investigators said a person was found dead inside the vehicle. The victim’s identity has not yet been released. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death, and the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal will investigate the cause of the fire. WGAL is working to learn more. Stay with us for updates. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
We now know a person was found dead inside a burning vehicle in Lancaster County, according to the East Hempfield Township Police Department.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
Police said they responded to the 2100 block of Junction Road near Landisville Road at 3:41 a.m. Friday, after a passerby reported a vehicle burning next to a barn.
The fire had spread to the barn when crews arrived, according to officials.
Roads in the area were shut down for an extended time due to the significant amount of apparatus needed at the scene, police said.
After the fire was brought under control, investigators said a person was found dead inside the vehicle. The victim’s identity has not yet been released.
The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death, and the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal will investigate the cause of the fire.
WGAL is working to learn more. Stay with us for updates.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.