Credit: Janet Sauerbry/Submitted
Update: Tuesday, 9:21 a.m.:
The fire that heavily damaged a house in Middletown Monday night was caused by sparklers discarded in the trash after a celebration, Fire Marshal Jim McGuire said.
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The family was celebrating the Hindu observance of Diwali, also known as the Indian New Year, and was using sparklers, McGuire said.
The fire marshal told LevittownNow.com that Newtown firefighters were first to arrive and quickly went into action fighting the flames.
Diwali is a six-day celebration making the end of the old Indian year and the beginning of a new one.
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Original Story:
Firefighters arrived to find fire shooting from the roof of a home on Stone Bridge Court in the Langhorne section of Middletown Monday night.
The fire was reported at around 8 p.m. and caused enough damage to displace the family of six that lived in the home.
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No serious injuries were reported to the family or first responders.
Images from the scene show heavy damage in the rear and upper-floors of the multi-story house.
The fire was under control and the majority of the flames were knocked down by 8:20 p.m., according to scanner reports.
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No cause of the fire has been announced and the Middletown fire marshal was not available for comment late Monday night.
Red Cross spokeswoman Sara Smith said the family is being given assistance with food, clothing, winter jackets and medications.
The Parkland Fire Company, Newtown Fire Association and Yardley-Makefield Fire Company assisted the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company at the scene.
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