UPDATED: Firefighters Hurt in Magic Cottage Blaze

Update: Saturday, 5:17 p.m.:

A fire hydrant exploded out of the ground after a nearby underground water main burst as firefighters were drawing water from it, a fire official said. At least two firefighters suffered injuries when the hydrant exploded.

Fire crews were able to stop the flames before they overtook the entire building.

PHOTOS: Fire Rips Through Part of Magic Cottage

6abc.com reports that 50 students who attend the school will be  transferred to a Magic Cottage location in Yardley.

Sources tell LevittownNow.com that no one was in the building, which was formerly an elementary school, when the fire started at around 1:30 p.m.

Update: Saturday, 2:43 p.m.:

Scanner reports are indicating the fire has been placed under control.

Update: Saturday, 2:22 p.m.:

Fire crews are at the scene still working to put out the flames.

LevittownNow.com is working to confirm several reports of problems with at least one hydrant in the neighborhood, which is hampering fire-fighting efforts.

No injuries have been reported.

Smoke continues to fill the surrounding neighborhoods, according to residents.

Original Story:

Fire crews are at the scene of a two-alarm fire at the Magic Cottage Daycare on Appletree Drive the Levittown section of Bristol Township as of 2 p.m.

Firefighters were called to the former elementary school at at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday after receiving numerous calls, according to scanner reports.

Foam and rubber in the ceiling of the building are slowing firefighters’ efforts, scanner reports indicate.

Heavy smoke was seen in photographs pouring from a corner of the building. LevittownNow.com readers reported smoke filling the surrounding Appletree and Red Cedar neighborhood.

Ladder trucks were seen placing firefighters on the roof of the one-story building.

Units from across the Levittown area have responded to the scene.

Stick with LevittownNow.com for more updates.