Industrial Dryer Fire In Croydon


Smoke coming from the building.
Credit: Bristol Township Fire Rescue

A fire inside an industrial dryer happened Thursday in Bristol Township’s Croydon section.

Crews were dispatched to the scene around 9:58 a.m. at Pennway Corporation on Washington Avenue.

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Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said the fire happened inside a room-sized dryer. Boxes of a powder being dried caught ablaze.

The fire was put down quickly, Croydon Fire Company Chief Tom Tryon said.

No injuries were reported.

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The Croydon Fire Company and Bristol Township Fire Rescue were assisted at the scene by Bristol Consolidated, Cornwells, Edgely, Goodwill Hose, Newportville, Levittown No. 2, Third District, and Union.

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