Crime & Safety
Fairless Hills Home Damaged by Flames
A fire damaged a home under renovation in Falls Township on Tuesday night.
A contractor working on tile inside a home in the 200 block of Doone Road in the Fairless Hills section of Falls Township was alerted to a fire by a knocking sound Tuesday night, officials said.
The sound, which may have saved the contractor's life, was made by a fast-moving fire that started outside the house and quickly spread into the attic, Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said.
The home was in the final stages of being renovated and a family was expected to settle in the house in a few days time, Dippolito said.
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The fire marshal said he is still investigating what caused the fire. However, it was determined the fire emanated from a pile of construction debris outside.
Emergency crews arrived to the house to find flames shooting out of the roof, Dippolito told Patch.
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As firefighters began to leave the scene, yellow insulation could be scene hanging from the ceiling of the fire-wrecked house.
Crews from Fairless Hills, Falls, Levittown No. 2 and William Penn fire companies responded when the call went out just before 7 p.m. Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad also responded.