BAMBOO FIRE

Fire crews knock down bamboo fire quickly Friday night on Warrington-Doylestown border

The fire was called in around 10:15 p.m. on Bristol Road.

Photo by James Short.

The fire was called in around 10:15 p.m. on Bristol Road.

  • Public Safety

Fire crews from Doylestown Fire Co., Warrington Fire and Chalfont Fire battled a bamboo field fire Friday night on the 3200 block of Bristol Road on the Warrington Township-Doylestown Township border.


According to Bucks County emergency dispatch, the fire was growing quickly and about 40 feet from a residence on Bristol Road near the intersection with Klein Court. 

Smoke was visible in the sky about two miles from the scene. 

According to dispatch reports, a homeowner reported hearing popping near an electrical pole by the field fire. PECO has been called to the scene.

The fire was put under control within 20 minutes.

Bristol Road is closed between Lower State Road and Klein Court. 

Doylestown Township Police assisted at the scene.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.

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