Morning Fire Under Control in Minutes

Poll workers at and were interrupted in their civic duties this morning when sirens rang out on the West End. The Norristown Fire Department was responding to a report of a fire just before 9:30am at a home on Stanbridge Street and Haws Alley.

Firefighters had the scene under control in minutes and little to no damage was done to the home. According to Norristown Fire Chief Thomas O'Donnell, the alarm was triggered by a homeowner cleaning his furnace.

With no imminant danger and no one injured in the incident, Chief O'Donnell took a moment to tackle a more pressing matter with Norristown Patch – an important question for .

"Did you vote yet?"

Yes, Chief, I did.