NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP FIRE

Riding mower catches fire Sunday afternoon on Limekiln Pike

The incident occurred on the 100 block of South Limekiln Pike.

Managing Editor

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

The incident occurred on the 100 block of South Limekiln Pike.

A riding mower’s engine bay caught fire Sunday afternoon in New Britain Township, disrupting traffic momentarily on South Limekiln Pike to one lane.

According to reports from the scene, the fire call came in at 4:31 p.m. at 107 South Limekiln Pike.

Firefighters from Chalfont Fire Co. were able to connect a fire hose and extinguish the fire on the yellow mower, per reports from the scene.

There were no injuries.

New Britain Township Police assisted at the scene.

By James Short

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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.