WHITPAIN TOWNSHIP FIRE

Firefighters battle small bedroom fire Thursday night

The incident was reported at around 6:15 p.m.

Photo by James Short.

The incident was reported at around 6:15 p.m.

  • Public Safety

A small fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom of a two-story home on the 1400 block of Mauck Road in Whitpain Township Thursday night, causing the closure of surrounding roadways.

Around 6:15 p.m., a small fire was reported in the single-family home and residents were evacuated, per reports. 

Firefighters cut a hole in the roof and busted out windows to vent the fire. 

The fire was under control in less than 15 minutes, with no smoke or fire showing from the scene. Crews were pulling items out of the second floor and tossing them out windows, per reports from the scene.

Mauck Road is closed, as is LaSalle Road. 

Responding units include Centre Square Fire, Norriton Fire Engine Co., and North Penn Fire Co., Harmonville Fire Co. and Second Alarmers Rescue Squad.



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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at tony@northpennnow.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.

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