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LANSDALE BOROUGH FIRE

Emergency personnel were on scene for about 30 minutes.

Shed roof ignites after tree severs power lines in Friday evening rainstorm

Photo by James Short.

  • Public Safety

A wild rainstorm Friday evening brought a tree limb crashing onto and severing power lines, which then ignited a shed roof in a residential Lansdale neighborhood near the border with Towamencin Township Friday evening. 

The incident occurred at 1056 Delaware Ave. shortly before 5:30 p.m. 

Lansdale Electric responded to the scene. 

    By James Short   

Assisting at the scene were Lansdale Fairmount Fire Co., Worcester Vol. Fire Co., and Towamencin Vol. Fire Co. 

The scene was clear by 6:30 p.m. 

There were no injuries.

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