UPDATE: 9:22 p.m., Tuesday:
The firefighter injured in a Tuesday afternoon house fire was treated and released, according to officials.
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The firefighter suffered a non-life-threatening foot injury while battling the flames at 507 Ehert Road, officials said.
Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said the blaze destroyed a second-floor bedroom and heat and smoke damaged the rest of the second-story.
The family of four who lived in the home were provided with temporary shelter by the Red Cross, the fire marshal said.
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Dippolito told LevittownNow.com the cause appears accidental but the investigation in continuing.
Edgely Fire Company Chief Carl Pierce said firefighters from Falls Township, Fairless Hills, Levittown No. 2 and Penndel assisted his crews at the scene.
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Original Story:
A firefighter was injured fighting a blaze in Bristol Township’s Fairless Hills section Tuesday afternoon.
The firefighter suffered a non-life-threatening foot injury and was transported to the hospital, officials said.
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The fire damaged the second-floor of a home on Ehert Road around 2:50 p.m., Edgely Fire Company Chief Carl Pierce said. He added the majority of the flames damaged bedrooms.
No residents were hurt in the fire.
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The cause of the fire was being probed by the fire marshal’s office.
