Fire Rips Through Multi-Vehicle Garage In Doylestown Township

DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Fire ripped through a large multi-car detached garage late Sunday night in the area of Willow Lane, Westaway Lane and Davids Way.

The Warrington Fire Company (Station 29) responded to the scene around 11:30 p.m. for multiple reports of a structure fire.

Engine 29 was the first to arrive on scene reporting a 25 by 75 detached garage that was fully involved.

Engine 29 secured a water supply and led off with a BlitzFire, as well as a 300-foot handline to protect the exposure. Engine 78 arrived and stretched a second 300-foot line off of Engine 29 to start cooling two 100 pound propane tanks that were venting.

Tower 29 staged on the driveway and utilized its ladder pipe to knock much of the fire. After the fire was declared under control, crews remained on scene for approximately five hours hitting hot spots and conducting mop up operations.

Tower 29 staged on the driveway and utilized its ladder pipe to knock much of the fire. (Warrington Township Fire Company No. 1)

Firefighters hit the remaining flames with hose lines along the charred remains of the building. (Warrington Township Fire Company No. 1)

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Doylestown Township Fire Marshal’s Office.

Mutual aid companies assisting at the fire ground and standing by at Warrington Station 29 included Doylestown Fire Company No. 1, Chalfont Fire Company, Horsham Fire Company, Warminster Fire Department and Hartsville Fire Company.

On social media, the firefighters were praised for their "determined effort to contain such a massive fire" and for preventing it from spreading to a nearby house. "Well done," one person wrote. Another called it an "amazing job."