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Hydrant Spews Water After Being Struck

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By

Tom Sofield

A piece of equipment belonging to a tree service caused a fire hydrant to burst open Wednesday afternoon.

The piece of equipment struck the hydrant in the 4000 block of Newportville Road in Bristol Township late Wednesday afternoon. The damaged hydrant began spewing water until a crew from the water company came in and turned off the hydrant.

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Due to the incident, fire police closed Newportville Road from New Falls Road to Zimmerman Lane until about 5:30 p.m.

Credit: Dawn Altstatt
Credit: Dawn Altstatt
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.