Friday, 1:48 p.m.:
Residents of the Bensalem Woods complex remain out of the their homes due to safety concerns, Bensalem police say.
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PECO crews were called to the scene to de-energize electric service to the tower.
As of 1:45 p.m., the tower is still standing, but it is leaning over the Public Works facility.
Thackeray Crane representatives are at the scene to see what can be down with the leaning tower.
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More to follow.
Original story:
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A cell phone tower off Byberry Road at the Bensalem Township Public Works Complex is reported to be on fire and may collapse, according to reports.
Credit: Twitter.com/Bensalem_Fire
The tower is leaning and officials could be heard on the scanner order evacuations for the Bensalem Township complex and nearby Bensalem Woods housing complex.
According to NBC 10, the township’s Public Works manager confirmed the tower may fall on their facility.
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Photos from the scene show smoke and flames billowing from the tower. A fire official said the tower was “well involved.”
Firefighters were heard on the radio staging crews in preposition for a possible collapse.
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Emergency crews responded to the scene just after 11 a.m.
Bensalem Public Safety Director Fred Harran said on 6abc’s noon newscast that crews were working on the tower around the time the fire is believed to have started.
