Cause Of Odor Determined By Bensalem Township Fire Company

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Nottingham Fire Department crews had their hands full Monday night dealing with two incidents at apartments, one involving oven mitts and another for an odor that was finally tracked down, fire officials said.

On Monday night, the fire department responded to the Hamilton Court Apartments for a reported apartment fire on a stove.

Fire crews determined that oven mitts being stored in the broiler had caught fire.

The fire department later responded to the Neshaminy Motor Inn for a reported building fire at 9:45 p.m. Monday and five minutes later for a reported gas leak inside a unit at the Colonial Point Apartments.

Chief 65, Battalion 65, Engine, and Ladder 65 all responded to the motor inn where there was a report of an odor of smoke in the lobby. Fire companies searched the premises for nearly two hours but could not find the source of the odor, officials said.

Fire crews were re-directed to the apartment complex where they found a "heavy concentration of gas" inside an apartment. Crews were able to ventilate the apartment to bring the levels down, fire officials said.