Space Heater Caused Bristol House Fire: Marshal

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — A space heater in the garage was the cause of a house fire in the early morning hours Monday in Bristol Township, the fire marshal says.

Fire crews were called at 3:57 a.m. to reports of a house fire in the 20 block of Indian Creek Entry in Bristol. No one was home at the time of the fire and it was contained to the home's garage, according to Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito.

No one was injured in the fire, Dippolito said.

Responding to the blaze were Levittown Fire Company No. 2, Edgely Fire Company, Fairless Hills Fire Company, William Penn Fire Company, Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad, Bristol Township Police and Bristol Township Fire Police.

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