Crime & Safety

Levittown Weekend Fire Under Investigation

Firefighters responded to a report of a shed fire on Heather Lane on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 28.

Engine 13​, along with help from Sq-13 and R-31​, secured a water supply and worked to extinguish the flames very quickly.
Engine 13​, along with help from Sq-13 and R-31​, secured a water supply and worked to extinguish the flames very quickly. (Courtesy of Levittown Fire Company No. 2)

LEVITTOWN, PA — Firefighters responded to reports of a shed that had caught fire in the backyard of residence on Heather Lane in Levittown on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 28.

Levittown Fire Company No. 2 arrived to the residence at 7:15 a.m. to find the shed completely engulfed in flames, which spread to a yard on the neighboring Hawthorne Lane.

(Courtesy of Levittown Fire Company No. 2)

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Engine 13, along with help from Sq-13 and R-31, secured a water supply and worked to extinguish the flames very quickly.

Within half an hour, firefighters were able to fully extinguish the fire, which was found to have caused damage to a shed in the neighboring yard as a result of exposure to the heat of the flames.

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(Courtesy of Levittown Fire Company No. 2)

The Bristol Township Fire Marshall is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

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