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The cause of a fire that damaged a home in Middletown Township Tuesday remained under investigation as of late afternoon.
Firefighters were called to the 1200 block of Taylor Drive in the Langhorne section of the township at 11:29 a.m. The first report was from a neighbor who spotted smoke filling the home and worried the two residents were inside.
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Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry said he arrived within three minutes and found the residents outside.
More firefighters pulled up shortly after and got to work extinguishing the flames in a basement storage room.
The fire, which was contained to the large storage room, was placed under control at 11:46 a.m., Farry said.
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Farry and Middletown Township Fire Marshal Jim McGuire said the fire caused smoke damage throughout the home.
The fire marshal said he was still working to determine the cause of the blaze.\
No injuries were reported.
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The Middletown Township Department of Fire and Emergency Management and Newtown Fire and Rescue responded along with the Langhorne-Middletown, Parkland, and Penndel fire companies. The Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad was also on the scene.
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