Crime & Safety

Chimney Fire Temporarily Closes Pleasantville Street

Fire department responded to early-evening blaze on Bedford Road.

A chimney fire in Pleasantville Thursday night closed a local road and brought out emergency officials, police said.

The blaze was reported at a residence at 120 Bedford Rd.

Police said the fire was called in at 5:43 p.m., and fire volunteers soon after closed Bedford Road at the Manville Road intersection and at the Parkway Terrace intersection.

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The scene was cleared and the road reopened by 7 p.m.

Police said no one was injured.

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