Cops, Courts and Fire

Fire Rips Through Unoccupied Home


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The fire marshal is investigating after a blaze tore through a home Wednesday in Upper Makefield.

Firefighters were called to the 1100 block of Taylorsville Road shortly after 6 a.m. for the report of a home ablaze. Battalion Chief Dave Wise pulled up to find the empty two-story home with heavy fire shooting out of it.

Trucks from the Lingohocken Fire Company, Newtown Fire Association, Yardley-Makefield Fire Company, and Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad from Mercer County, New Jersey, responded and assisted the Upper Makefield Fire Company fight the flames.

Crews were on the scene for about two hours, according to the fire company.

Central Bucks Emergency Medical Services and the St. Mary Medical Center Emergency Medical Services units also responded.


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