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Blaze Causes Severe Damage To Bristol Township Home: Fire Marshal Blaze Causes Severe Damage To Bristol Township Home: Fire Marshal
Blaze Causes Severe Damage To Bristol Township Home: Fire Marshal A fire did severe damage to a Bucks County home on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, according to the Bristol Township fire marshal. The fire happened in the 600 block of Saxony Drive, according to Levittown Fire Company No. 2 in a Facebook post.  Crews are currently operating on a house fire, Saxony Drive - Bristol Township. No injuries reported. Posted by Levittown Fire Company No. 2 on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 A second floor bedroom was destroyed in the blaze, and there was extensive heat and smoke damage throughout the rest of the second floor, Bristol Township Fire Marsh…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Montgomery County Home: Authorities Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Montgomery County Home: Authorities
Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Montgomery County Home: Authorities A Montgomery County home was declared to be a total loss following what started as a garage fire on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to authorities. The home, located at 401 Shipwrighter Way in Towamencin Township was a total loss due to fire and water damage, according to Towamencin Township Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger. While the fire was determined to be accidental, its origin is still under investigation, Oettinger said.  The fire was initially reported as being in the garage at 5:27 p.m., according to Oettinger. However, the blaze eventually spread into the home itself. The garage…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Fire Companies From 4 PA Counties Respond To Massive Barn, House Fire Fire Companies From 4 PA Counties Respond To Massive Barn, House Fire
Fire Companies From 4 PA Counties Respond To Massive Barn, House Fire Fire companies from four Pennsylvania counties battled a blaze at a barn and house fire late Friday night, Oct. 18 into Saturday morning, officials with Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS announced.  The fire broke out in the 100 block of Isabella Road in West Nantmeal Township around 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, EHBEMS detailed in a release. The Twin Valley Fire Department was the first crew called to the scene of the fire originally reported to 911 as "a large fire in the middle of a field," but soon "Additional callers reported a possible house was on fire with a barn as an exposure and th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Neighbors
After Fire, Neighbors Pitch In To Rebuild Philly Bar After Fire, Neighbors Pitch In To Rebuild Philly Bar
After Fire, Neighbors Pitch In To Rebuild Philly Bar After a fire left the Shipyard Bar in Philadelphia badly damaged and closed for business, its Port Richmond neighbors have stepped up to ease the burden.  It was after midnight on Monday, May 15 when the exterior of the bar, 2537 East Ontario St., suddenly caught fire, said neighbor Lexi Ellis.  Firefighters were on the scene within seconds and were able to keep the flames from spreading to other buildings, but the bar is now in need of serious repairs, according to Ellis.  "While the fire could have been much, much worse, there is substantial fire damage to the outside of the bar, as wel…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
7 Displaced In Easton Duplex Fire: Report 7 Displaced In Easton Duplex Fire: Report
7 Displaced In Easton Duplex Fire: Report Seven people were displaced after a fire ravaged an Easton duplex Tuesday afternoon, LehighValleyLive reports. Multiple area fire departments responded just before 4:30 p.m. to the 1300 block of Butler Street, where they were met with raging flames and dark black smoke billowing through the second-floor windows, according to the news outlet and photos from the scene taken by Easton Fire Pix. Posted by Easton Fire Pix on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries while battling the blaze, which also damaged a vacant neighboring house, the outlet says. Th…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others
Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others A Sunday fire ripped through one Passaic home and extended to others on either side. The heavily-involved blaze on Harrison Street near Myrtle Avenue began as two alarms at around 9:15 a.m. Heavy fire in the rear of the building eventually began consuming the rest of the 2½-family house -- eventually blowing through the roof -- while spreading to two others. Flames blew through the roof of the Harrison Street home in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze appeared knocked down a couple of times before eventually being declared under control around 11 a.m. A firefighter sustain…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House
Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House A heavy fire broke out at a popular hotel and wedding venue in Montgomery County Thursday night, authorities said. Authorities were dispatched to the Normandy Farms Carriage House located in the 1400 Block of Morris Road in Whitpain Township shortly after 8 p.m., according to a statement released by Emergency Alerts of Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery counties. First responders noticed heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the farmhouse, authorities said. Firefighters were able to locate the seat of the fire and found that the majority of the fire was on the second floor and t…

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by Nicole Acosta