Crime & Safety

Fire Destroys Garage At Upper Southampton Twp. Home

The Southampton Fire Company battled a blaze at a Maple Avenue home on Sunday night.

The Southampton Fire Company said a vehicle fire spread to the garage at a home in Upper Southampton Township.
The Southampton Fire Company said a vehicle fire spread to the garage at a home in Upper Southampton Township. (Southampton Fire Company)

UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —The Southampton Fire Company battled a vehicle fire that spread to the garage of a township home.

The fire company responded at 8:15 p.m. Sunday to an automobile fire on the 100 block of Maple Avenue.

Shortly after, with reports that it was spreading to a garage, the fire call was upgraded to a house fire, officials said.

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Fire crews found a car on fire with the fire extending to the garage, and quickly extinguished the fire and overhauled the garage.

Several mutual aid partners assisted and covered for the fire company:

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