What’s The Deal With That Column Of Smoke?

A large column of black smoke visible from Center City, Philadelphia and through Lower Bucks County was reported to be from a debris fire in Buckingham Township.

Buckingham – Large debris/tire fire at Forrest Grove and Stockton roads. Large column of smoke visible for miles.

— New Hope Free Press (@NHFreePress) April 15, 2015

The fire was reported around noon and firefighters responded to the scene.

LevittownNow.com readers said they could see the large column of smoke from Bensalem, Falls, Middletown, Northeast Philadelphia, Trenton and Warminster.

@BuxMontNews @jamesboylejr black smoke coming from ivyland. Looking toward bristol Rd off of Jacksonville pic.twitter.com/GmKlWu2SdB — Joseph Cotellese (@jcotellese) April 15, 2015

A post on PhillyFireNews.com‘s Facebook page appeared to show the large smoke column from the Temple University campus in Philadelphia.

A fire official from Central Bucks County described the column of smoke as being "dense" and "jet black." Further information was not immediately available.

Tire and brush fire on Forest Grove Rd in Buckingham. Views from Swamp Rd, last photo taken from Newtown. pic.twitter.com/G6uD1d6r3r — Michele C Haddon (@MicheleCHaddon) April 15, 2015

#Breaking: Skyfox over the fire on Buckingham Mountain. pic.twitter.com/69M4bCBW1z — FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) April 15, 2015