Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A Monday morning fire damaged a Levittown home and tragically killed a dog.
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The fire happened in the 60 block of North Court Lane in Falls Township’s Levittown section shortly before 6 a.m.
Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said a passerby called 9-1-1 after spotting flames through a front window.
Neighbors jumped into action and attempted to save the dog, but their efforts were unsuccessful, Dippolito said.
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No one was home at the time of the blaze.
Dippolito said the home suffered fire, heat, and smoke damage throughout.
“The fire appeared to have started in the area of the kitchen,” the fire marshal told LevittownNow.com.
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What cause the blaze remains under investigation by the fire marshal.
One firefighter suffered a laceration to the hand and was treated at the scene, Dippolito said.
The Falls Township, Fairless Hills, Levittown No. 1, Morrisville, and Tullytown fire companies responded to the scene.
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