Crime & Safety

Church Fire Under Investigation In Lower Bucks Co.

A fire Saturday morning at a Lower Southampton Township Church gym was fought by eight Bucks County fire companies.

A fire Saturday morning at a Lower Southampton Township Church gym was fought by eight Bucks County fire companies.
A fire Saturday morning at a Lower Southampton Township Church gym was fought by eight Bucks County fire companies. (Lower Southampton Township Fire Department)

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A fire Saturday morning at a Lower Southampton Township Church is under investigation by the Bucks County Fire Marshal's Office.

The Lower Southampton Fire Department and 10 mutual aid companies responded around 10 a.m. Saturday to the Assumption BVM Church for the report of a gym on fire.

Fire crews arrived, found fire coming from the roof, and worked quickly to extinguish the fire, officials said.

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The fire department thanked neighboring fire companies for assisting with the fire.

The mutual fire companies included:

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  • Feasterville Fire Company
  • Trevose Fire Company Station
  • Southampton Fire Company No. 1
  • Northampton Township Fire Department
  • Bensalem Volunteer Fire Department Station 88
  • Parkland Fire Company
  • Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad
  • Lower Southampton Police Department
  • Bensalem Volunteer Fire Department - Station 65
  • Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company

(Lower Southampton Fire Department)

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