3 Bristol Homes Burn After Storms Down Tree

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — Three homes caught fire and power was knocked out to a neighborhood in Bristol Township on Monday, after a large tree was knocked down during heavy storms.

At about 5:30 p.m., the storm knocked down the tree behind a home in the 700 block of Winder Drive, according to Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito. The tree pulled down high-voltage power lines, he said.

Those high-voltage lines charged up lower voltage lines, as well as cable and phone lines, causing fires in the ceiling and walls of two homes on the 800 block and the outside of a home on the 700 block, Dippolito said.

The power lines feeding several other homes also were burned due to being overpowered, he said.

PECO was working to restore power in the area Monday evening. According to PECO's outage map, about 13 residents in the neighborhood remained without power Tuesday morning.