Crime & Safety
Norristown Fire Caused by Roofer's Torch Extinguished, Says Fire Chief
The Norristown Fire Department responded to a call Monday evening and found a building full of smoke.
Written by Community Editor Nicole Foulke
After receiving a report of rubber burning inside of a building at 136 West Main Street in Norristown Monday evening, the Norristown Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. to find smoke filling the building from a small fire cause by a roofer’s torch, according to Fire Chief Thomas M. O'Donnell in an email to Patch.com.
Following a 911 call, “[a] smoldering fire was found in the ceiling area below the roof of the first floor commercial area of the building,” wrote O’Donnell.
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According to O’Donnell, 136 West Main Street comprises commercial space on the first floor, with apartments above that.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in a timely manner, and all of the units that responded left the scene by around 9:30 p.m., he wrote.
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