FRANCONIA TOWNSHIP BARN FIRE

Franconia barn fire remains under investigation by fire marshal, per procedure

The fire occurred near 1 a.m. Tuesday and was under control by 4 a.m.

Photo by James Short.

The fire occurred near 1 a.m. Tuesday and was under control by 4 a.m.

  • Public Safety

Telford Volunteer Fire Co. Deputy Fire Chief Rod Hange said Tuesday morning’s barn fire on Cowpath Road is under investigation by the township Fire Marshal, per procedure.

Hange said the volunteer company was called out at 12:54 a.m., along with other mutual aid companies for a barn fire at 761 Cowpath Road in Franconia Township. The fire was on the grounds of Yoder Farm Market. Hange said police arriving on scene reported one outbuilding fully involved with fire.

There were no injuries, Hange said.

Cowpath Road was closed between Forrest Road and Green Hill Road through 3:40 a.m.

Telford was assisted at the scene by Tylersport Fire Co., Perseverance Fire Co., Harleysville Fire Co., Skippack Fire Co., Upper Salford Fire Co., Towamencin Fire Co., Green Lane Fire Co., Trumbauersville Fire Co., numerous fire police units, and VMSC Emergency Medical Services.

Read more on the fire here.


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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 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.



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