LEAF FIRE

WATCH: Chalfont Fire crews fight smoky, smoldering brush fire Tuesday afternoon

The fire was reported on the 600 block of New Galena Road in New Britain.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Two Chalfont Fire Co. engines were called to a smoky and smoldering leaf and brush fire on the edge of a driveway of a home in New Britain Township Tuesday afternoon.

A faint header of smoke could be seen about two miles out from the fire on the 600 block of New Galena Road around 2:15 p.m., near Limekiln Pike and Creek Road.

Fire crews were still knocking down hot spots and preventing the fire from spreading into woods as of 3 p.m.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).