Firefighters quickly put down a blaze in a townhome in Middletown.
Firefighters were called to the residence in the unit block of Oxford Court in Middletown’s Langhorne section at 8:56 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Crews arrived to find a small fire in the hallway bathroom ceiling. Firefighters went to work and had the flames under control by 9:11 a.m., according to Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry.
The townhome is owned by Woods Services. One staff member and one resident were inside and relocated after the fire.
No injuries were reported.
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Jim Bampfield, a Middletown fire inspector, said the accidental was caused by a fan in the bathroom.
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Farry said the call came out as an alarm and quickly upgraded to a working fire call after the engine arrived on the scene.
The fire engine operated by the Middletown Department of Fire and Emergency Management is based across the street at the Municipal Complex and arrived first. They were quickly followed by several other fire companies.
The quick response was credited with stopping the fire before it spread further.
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Along with the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company and Middletown Department of Fire and Emergency Management, the Fairless Hills, Parkland, and Penndel fire companies responded to the call. Police and the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad were also on the scene.
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