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Three-Story Fire Ravages Residential Building Three-Story Fire Ravages Residential Building
Three-Story Fire Ravages Residential Building One resident was hospitalized in a fire that ravaged a three-story building Sunday night. The heaviest part of the blaze was spreading through the third floor of 587 Bath St. when crews arrived around 10 p.m., authorities said. Firefighters escorted a woman from the third floor of the building while clearing the second and first floors. The victim was turned over to EMS and was transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, authorities said. With assistance from the Bucks County Rescue Squad, Bristol Borough Emergency Management, and mutual aid fire departments, the blaze was cleared …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Grundy Tower Blaze Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Grundy Tower Blaze
Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Grundy Tower Blaze Firefighters rescued an 85-year-old man from a fire that broke out at a senior living apartment tower in Bristol Borough Monday evening. The Grundy Tower blaze broke out in unit 710 around 6:30 p.m., in the Pond Street complex. Bristol Borough firefighters broke into the unit to rescue the man, who was treated on scene then taken to Lower Bucks Hospital for observation, fire officials said. The building's fire suppression system activated and kept the fire in check until firefighters extinguished the remaining fire, the department said in a news release.  Smoke and water damage…

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by Cecilia Levine