Blaze busters arrived to a residence in Middletown Friday afternoon to find smoke pushing out and flames shooting from inside.
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Crews were dispatched to a home in the 800 block of Hillbrook Lane near Middletown’s border with Lower Makefield at 4 p.m. The initial caller reported a house fire.
Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry said the residents were not home when the fire started.
The blaze was placed under control within 35 minutes and left heavy damage, Farry said.
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A firefighter received a minor cut to his finger, but there were no other injuries.
PECO was on the scene and cut power to the home as firefighter put out all the flames.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
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The Fairless Hills, Newtown, William Penn and Yardley-Makefield fire companies assisted Langhorne-Middletown crews. The Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad was also at the scene.
