Firefighters Knock Down Early Morning Basement Fire In Solebury

SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP, PA — An early morning basement fire forced the evacuation of a condominium early Tuesday morning on Ingraham Way in Solebury Township.

Firefighters from New Hope Eagle, Midway Volunteer Fire Company, and the City of Lambertville Fire District No. 1 were dispatched to the scene at 1:38 a.m. for the report of smoke coming from the basement of a home with residents evacuating.

According to a social media posting by New Hope Eagle Fire Company, Battalion Chief 46 arrived and confirmed a working basement fire with fire venting from several basement windows at an end unit.

The dispatch was upgraded to a working fire bringing additional companies to the scene including Delaware Township Fire Company, Point Pleasant Vol. Fire Co., Upper Makefield Volunteer Fire Company and West Amwell Fire Company.

Central Bucks EMS also responded to the scene.

Firefighters knock down the exterior part of the fire. (New Hope Eagle Fire Company)

Firefighters at a working basement fire early Tuesday morning. (New Hope Eagle Fire Company)

Quint 46 arrived first and positioned on the side of the building. An attack line was stretched to the
corner and operated through the basement windows in a transitional attack mode while containing fire on the exterior of the building.

Tanker 5 arrived and immediately supplied Quint 46. Two members of the Quint 46 crew entered the basement, located the fire, and performed a primary search. Ladder 5 arrived and stretched an attack line through the front door to the basement stairs. The Quint 46 crew assisted Ladder 5 with knocking down the visible fire.

Crews began extensive overhaul operations to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. A number of voids had to be opened up to extinguish pockets of fire, said the firefighters.

The fire was declared under control at 2:01 a.m. and units were released as conditions improved. The last units cleared the scene around 4:30 a.m.

The cause and origin of the fire remains under investigation by the Bucks County Fire Marshal's Office and Solebury Township Police and appears accidental.