Crime & Safety

Fire Destroys Home In Horsham

Horsham Township firefighters were on the scene of a house fire on Cheswyck Circle on Saturday morning.

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — A township home was destroyed by a fire over the weekend, but the homeowner and a pet was able to get out safely, authorities said.

Horsham Township fire crews responded at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to a working house fire on Cheswyck Circle near Wynmere Drive, authorities said.

The fire closed the roads around it for several hours, Horsham ChATs said.

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Neighbors and residents tried to help before fire crews arrived and rescued the homeowner and a dog, authorities said.

No injuries were reported, fire officials said.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation, fire officials said.

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