Crime & Safety
4 Injured In 3-Alarm Fire At Apartment Complex In Bristol Twp.
Lower Bucks County firefighters are battling a blaze at the Levittown Trace Apartments early Wednesday morning.
LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Four people have been injured, including three firefighters, in a three-alarm fire at a Bristol Township apartment complex early Wednesday morning, according to reports.
Lower Bucks County firefighters are battling a blaze that sparked just before 6 a.m. Wednesday at the Levittown Trace Apartments.
Three firefighters and one resident were injured in the blaze, multiple reports stated.
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Ford Road in Bristol is closed between Route 413 and Newportville Roads, fire officials said.
Fire crews arrived at the Ford Road apartment complex around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, reports stated.
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Investigators are on the scene trying to determine the cause of the fire.
Residents were being cleared from several buildings around the fire scene. Several ambulances were at the scene, but it was unclear if any injuries were reported, Levittown Now reported.
NBC10 was on the scene, saying that a section of the apartment's roof seems to have caved in, NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
Action News Chopper 6 was over the scene, where heavy fire could be seen on the second and third floors of the building, the station reported.
The Bristol Township School District sent a notice to the school community that the fire is impacting its school bus transportation routes and the arrival of students on Wednesday morning.
Some routes may not be completed because of the fire, school officials said.
The fire was first reported as a two-alarm fire, but then upgraded.
Mutual fire departments are assisting in battling the blaze.
The Bensalem Volunteer Fire Department said that Engine 65 is operating at the apartment complex.
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