WHITPAIN TOWNSHIP FIRE

Fire crews respond to basement fire in Whitpain Monday night

The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes.

Photo by James Short.

  • Public Safety

Multiple fire departments were able to work together to extinguish a basement fire in Whitpain Township quickly Monday night.

A call came in for a house fire at 8:38 p.m. at 1203 Hunter Drive, near Parkwood Road, according to Montgomery County emergency radio dispatch.

By 9 p.m., the fire was reported extinguished and under control, but a heavy smoke condition remained in the home. 

    By James Short   

All parties were safely evacuated from the home. 

Jefferson Fire Co., Centre Square Fire Co., Norriton Fire Co., Upper Gwynedd Fire Department, North Penn Vol. Fire Co., Wissahickon Fire Co., Second Alarmer's Association & Rescue Squad of Montgomery County, and fire marshals from Good Will Fire Co. and Jefferson Fire Co. No. 1 are all at the scene.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at tony@accessgmt.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).


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