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Black Plume But No Injuries In Friday Fire

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Tom Sofield
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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

A plume of black smoke that rose over Bristol Township’s Levittown section last Friday morning was due to a small fire in a wooded area.

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Firefighters from Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Bristol Township Fire Rescue were called to the wooded area behind First Baptist Church of Bristol around 8:20 a.m. fore a reported brush fire.

Crews arrived to find flames coming from the area of tent and small living area in the brush, according to reports.

The fire was extinguished and it was determined no one was in small encampment, Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.