UPDATED: Attic Fire Damages Home


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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

UPDATED: 11:44 a.m.:

Capt. Tom Stressman, of the Bristol Township Fire Marshal’s Office, said the blazed was determined to be caused by wiring in the attic. The home was vacant at the time.

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Original Story:

Firefighters brought an early morning blaze under control at a home under construction in Bristol Township.

Crews were dispatched to the home in the unit block of Grove Lane at 5:56 a.m. and arrived on scene at 6:01 a.m., according to Edgely Fire Company Chief Brian Cirard.

At the scene, firefighters confirmed a working blaze centered in the home’s attic, Cirard said.

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The fire was placed under control by 6:12 a.m.

No injuries were reported, the chief said.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation by the Bristol Township Fire Marshal’s Office.

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In addition to the Edgely Fire Company, responding units included the Fairless Hills, Levittown No. 1, Levittown No. 2, Morrisville, and Third District fire companies.

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