HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP FIRE

Shed burns to ground in Keystone Drive fire Tuesday afternoon

The neighborhood surrounding 2017 Keystone Drive was blanketed in smoke.

Photo by James Short.

The neighborhood surrounding 2017 Keystone Drive was blanketed in smoke.

  • Public Safety

A 750-square-foot shed in the backyard of a home at 2017 Keystone Drive in Hilltown Township burnt to the ground Tuesday afternoon, causing the neighbored to be blanketed in smoke as fire crews battled the blaze.

Hot spots and smoke were still active on the decimated detached shed at 2:30 p.m., located on a property near Church and Mill roads.

Hilltown Township Fire were assisted at the scene by Hatfield Vol. Fire Co., Chalfont Fire Co., Colmar Fire Co., and Chal-Brit Regional EMS. The call came in around 2:15 p.m.

 


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James Short

James “Jimmy James” Short is a talented, self-taught photographer with over a decade of experience in photography and videography. A North Penn High School graduate, Jimmy has worked as a freelancer for various local and regional media outlets before joining North Penn Now and Wissahickon Now.

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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.