Crime & Safety

Fire Breaks Out at Doylestown Meadows

The fire was under control within about half an hour.

A kitchen fire at a Doylestown Meadows apartment prompted the evacuation of part of the complex Sunday evening, according to emergency reports.

The fire started in the kitchen in a third-floor apartment around 5:30 p.m., the reports said. The complex is at

The fire department responded and had the fire under control shortly after 6 p.m., they said.

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But "heavy smoke conditions" on the third-floor prompted an evacuation for the affected apartments.

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That wasn't the only fire to challenge area fire companies on Sunday.

In Upper Southhampton, the historic Churchville Inn was


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