Crews Douse Lehigh Valley Car Fire (Photos)

Fire crews were quick to extinguish a car that went up in flames in the Lehigh Valley area Monday morning.

03/22/2022 1:08 p.m.

The blaze was reported near Martins Creek on Alpha Avenue in Lower Mt. Bethel Township just after 11 a.m., the Sandt's Eddy Fire Company said.

Firefighters quickly doused the blaze and prevented it from spreading to the adjacent house or surrounding brush, the department said.

The fire required “extensive time” for cleanup, and crews cleared the scene around 2 p.m.

“Great stop by the day shift ‘fire stoppers,” the department said.

Assisting agencies include Assistant Chiefs 2652 and 2653, Lt. 2655, Firefighter Mike Coveleskie, Fire Police Captain Darlene Mowrey, Fire Police Wayne Greenwood and Nicole Moll, Forks Station 25, Suburban EMS 3, Lower Mt. Bethel Township Police, and Pennsylvania State Police.

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