HATFIELD BOROUGH CAR FIRE

Vehicle fire disrupts traffic on Forty Foot Road Monday afternoon

According to Montgomery County emergency dispatch, the driver was rescued through a broken window.

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Monday, February 24, 2025

According to Montgomery County emergency dispatch, the driver was rescued through a broken window.

A Honda Pilot SUV caught fire at Forty Foot Road and Towamencin Avenue in Hatfield Borough Monday afternoon, disrupting traffic near the intersection.

A portion of Forty Foot Road was closed between the intersection and right past Vinny's Pizzarama, following the accident around 12:28 p.m.

According to Montgomery County emergency dispatch reports, a male driver was pulled and rescued out of the vehicle via a broken window.

Hatfield Fire Co., Colmar Fire Co. and Hatfield Police were on scene.

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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 tony@northpennnow.com. 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, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and the weekly Chronicle news editions of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He once interviewed Jesse Spano in the back of a limousine outside North Penn High School.