House Fire Fought By Bystanders In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA —Firefighters from Warminster and surrounding communities battled a house fire with entrapment Tuesday morning in which they got a hand from several bystanders, fire officials said.

The Warminster Fire Department said that at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters were dispatched to a house fire with entrapment. The fire department did not say where the fire took place.

Before fire departments arrived, a resident was aided from the home by numerous bystanders.

Fire crews arrived quickly and found a house with a large outside fire that had extended into the home with a dog trapped. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and rescued the trapped dog.

The fire department was assisted by 11 area fire companies and emergency units.

They included the Hartsville Fire Company, Warrington Fire Co. #1, Warrington Township Emergency Services, Southampton Fire Company No. 1, Northampton Township Fire Department,
Enterprise Fire Company of Hatboro, Horsham Fire Company, Upper Moreland Fire Department,
Bucks County 911, Warminster Township Police Department, and Central Bucks Emergency Medical Services.

The fire department also thanked Kaler Motor Company for the green line.

(Warminster Fire Department)