Heater Caused Bristol Twp. Shed Fire: Officials

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — A shed fire Tuesday afternoon in Bristol Township was caused by a propane heater setting items around it ablaze, officials say.

Fire crews responded to the blaze, on Fairway Avenue in Bristol, at 1:37 p.m., according to township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito. Flames were engulfing the shed, which was about 20 feet by 12 feet, when crews arrived.

Firefighters had the fire under control by 1:49 p.m., Dippolito said.

The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental and no one was injured, according to Dippolito. Fire crews from Bristol Township, Newportville, Croydon and Edgely responded, as did the Bucks County Rescue Squad, Bristol Township Police and Bristol Township Fire Police.

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