Another arson fire has hit one of the Bristol Township School District’s closed and vacant elementary schools.
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The latest fire broke out Tuesday around 3:10 p.m. at the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School on Plumtree Place in Levittown.
The fire gutted a storage room and extended to the roof area of the closed circa-mid-20th Century building, said Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito.
Crews put water on the flames and opened up the roof to make sure the fire was extinguished.
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After an investigation, Dippolito ruled the blaze an arson.
No injuries were reported.
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In addition to Bristol Township Fire Rescue, the Levittown No. 2, Newportville, and Third District fire companies responded.
In 2016, Lincoln and five other Bristol Township elementary schools closed as the district consolidated students into three new buildings.
Over the past few years, developer John McGrath’s firm has proposed building 55-plus developments with a mix of flats and apartments on the school properties, which remain owned by the district.
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As the buildings have sat vacant, the district has said they work to secure the structures, but vandals have won out with gaining entry.
In May, the George Washington Elementary School on Crabtree Drive in Levittown was damaged in an arson.
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In 2019, the Washington school was the site of an arson.
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