Fire Heavily Damages Shooting Range In Horsham Township

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — A township shooting range suffered "significant fire and water damage" in a blaze that shut Route 611 in both directions for several hours Monday, authorities said.

Horsham Community Police Services said emergency crews responded at 2:25 p.m. on Monday to the 600 block of Easton Road for the report of a building fire.

The Horsham Township Fire Department and mutual aid companies battled the blaze at Clayton's Gun Store on Easton Road (Route 611) for several hours into the evening.

No injuries were reported, and all employees of the business were accounted for, Horsham ChATs said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Horsham Township Fire Marshal.

Horsham ChATs said that additional fire and EMS personnel from Bucks and Montgomery counties assisted. Easton Road was closed for over five hours at Maple and Meetinghouse roads.

The Montgomery County Hazmat team was called in due to the ammunition in the store. PECO, the North Penn Goodwill Canteen, and SEPTA (which provided a bus to keep Clayton's employees warm) also assisted.

Clayton’s Gun Store's business owner and employees were assisted by the township's Department of Emergency Management.

"Our thoughts are with the Clayton family and all of their employees during this difficult time," Horsham ChATs said.

(Horsham ChATs)