Updated November 4, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Bristol firefighters knocked back an apparent dryer fire Tuesday afternoon in Bristol Borough which displaced children and adults.
Fire crews from the borough and township responded to a reported dwelling fire on the 200 block of Buckley Street at around 12:30 p.m.
According to Fire Chief Herb Slack, police arriving on scene found a dryer in the floor apartment on fire and a heavy smoke condition through the first and second floors. Police attempted to extinguish the fire using a fire extinguisher.
First arriving fire crews, Slack said, stretched one 1.75″ hose to completely extinguished the fire and remove the dryer from the building.
According to on scene reports, residents of the home were able to escape the fire and there were no injuries reported as of publication time.
Firefighters worked to quickly the douse the fire threat with it being placed before 1 p.m. according to emergency services radio traffic.
Credit: Third District Fire Company
The Red Cross was contacted, Slack said, to provide housing for five adults and eight children.
Fire companies were on scene about 90 minutes, he said