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Bucket Truck Catches Fire During Tree Trimming Work

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Tom Sofield
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A bucket truck being used to perform tree trimming work in Middletown Township burst into flames on Wednesday afternoon.

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The tree crew was doing work at a property on North Myrtlewood Avenue off Brownsville Road when the fire happened just past 2:30 p.m.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and found the bucket truck engulfed in flames, Parkland Fire Company Chief T.J. Stressman said.

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Images show the truck ablaze and some of the tree limbs and grass around it on fire.

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Crews were able to quickly extinguish the flames, Stressman said.

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No injuries were reported, and it was unclear how the bucket operator was able to get down during the fire.

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The fire did not spread to the nearby home.

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Stressman said firefighters were on the scene for about an hour.

In addition to the Parkland Fire Company, the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company and Middletown Township Department of Fire and Emergency Services assisted.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.