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Closed School Damaged In Arson Blaze

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Submitted

One of the Bristol Township School District’s closed elementary schools was damaged in an intentionally set fire Saturday evening.

Firefighters from multiple companies were called to the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School on Plumtree Place in Bristol Township’s Levittown section around 5:30 p.m. for the blaze. A photo from a LevittownNow.com reader shows smoke coming from the building.

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Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said the fire that started in the auditorium of the vacant school was ruled an arson.

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No injuries were reported.

The site of the closed school is slated to be a 55-plus development with a mix of flats and apartments. If those plans are formally submitted and approved, the former school would be knocked down.

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Anyone with information on the blaze has been asked to contact Dippolito at 267-812-2907.

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.