Cops, Courts and Fire

Crews Respond To Sunday Field Fire

The fire took place in a local field.


Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com

A small field fire was extinguished Sunday afternoon in Wrightstown Township.

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Fire crews were dispatched at approximately 1:40 p.m. to a field on Penns Park Road near the Middletown Grange Fairgrounds.

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com

A Newtown Township police officer and several bystanders were attempting to subdue the field fire, which was being fanned by Sunday’s brisk winds.

The Lingohocken Fire Company deployed a field truck and a tanker truck to douse the remaining flames.

Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.com
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The quick response made sure the fire, which occurred during a sustained period of dry conditions in the region, did not spread.

No injuries were reported.

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Dry weather has been cited as a factor in several recent brush fires in the region.


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