UPDATED: 7:23 p.m., Wednesday:
Bristol Borough Fire Chief Herb Slack said the Bucks County Rescue Squad ended up checking out a male resident for possible smoke inhalation and a minor burn to his arm.
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Fire trucks from around the area screamed into Bristol Borough Wednesday morning for a reported blaze.
Firefighters responded to a fire in the basement of a duplex in the 1000 block of Radcliffe Street in Bristol Borough shortly after 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. The residence is located next to St. Mark Catholic School.
Crews arriving at the three-story home found smoke filling the duplex, with heavy smoke emanating from the basement of one of the units, according to Fire Chief Herb Slack.
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Firefighters located the source of the blaze in a dryer in the basement, Slack said.
The chief said the flames were contained to the dryer, and firefighters ensured there was no further extension to the home.
No injuries were reported at the scene.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to Slack.
The fire call came in around the time St. Mark Catholic School was dismissing students. Several school buses were temporarily held at the school as firefighters responded and laid hose lines across Radcliffe Street to access the house.
Radcliffe Street was closed in the area of the fire until roughly 12:30 p.m.
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The America Hose, Hook, and Ladder; Bristol; Bristol Consolidated; Croydon; Fairless Hills; Edgely; Goodwill; Levittown No. 2; Third District; and William Penn fire companies responded to the scene. The Bucks County Rescue Squad and Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad also responded.
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