UPDATED: 12:13 p.m., Friday:
Penndel Borough Fire Marshal Jim Bampfield said there were seven residents inside the Walker Avenue home at the time of the blaze. A smoke detector is credited with alerting the residents of the fire and allowing them time to escape.
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The cause of the fire was children playing with a lighter and igniting combustible material in the rear bedroom, Bampfield.
“The first in crew from Penndel made an aggressive attack on the fire and held the fire to the first floor of this 2 story dwelling,” Bampfield said.
Due to the damage to the home, the residents are staying with family members.
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Original Story:
Quick work by area firefighters stopped a Penndel home from being totally engulfed by flames late Thursday night.
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Fire crews were called to the 400 block of Walker Avenue in the borough around 10 p.m. Thursday for a fire. Penndel Fire Company Chief Chuck Fox said the first arriving volunteer firefighters pulled up to find flames breaking through a window in a rear bedroom.
The flames were quickly contained to the first floor thanks to the quick work of arriving firefighters, Fox said.
No injuries were reported.
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Fox said the fire was put under control in just 16 minutes.
Crews from the Langhorne-Middletown, Parkland, Nothingham and William Penn fire companies assisted Penndel firefighters at the scene. Additional crews from the Newportville, Third District and William Penn fire companies covered while area fire companies were at the blaze. William Penn Fire Company crews were dispatched to Woodland Avenue in Penndel to handle a gas odor incident.
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In addition to firefighters, Penndel police and the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad responded to Walker Avenue.
