PHOTO BY ALAN DUMOFF- DVN STAFF
by Alex Lloyd Gross
A fast moving fire went to three alarms before being declared under control at 150 West Richardson Avenue. This large twin house, over 100 years old sits just down the road from the Langhorne Middletown Fire Company.
The first was reported just before 5:30 AM. Companies from all over Lower Bucks County Responded. This included Bristol, Bensalem, Yardley, Newtown and Lower Southampton. When crews first arrived, they had heavy fire showing from a three story twin house.
Five people were removed by emergency responders and transported to multiple different hospitals. At least one was flown to Temple from St. Mary’;s Hospital, authorities said. The condition of all five was unknown.
The cause is being investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police.Multiple streets in the area were closed off by fire police due to the extended length of firehose that was used to extinguish the fire.