FDMT Responds to Bathroom Fire on Saturday

A small bathroom fire on the second floor of a home at 108 Runnymede Drive was knocked down in about a half hour by Fire Department of Montgomery Township around 2:13 a.m. Saturday.

The homeowner was awakened by the sound of the smoke alarm and discovered a fire in the master bathroom, according to a press release.

The homeowner closed the bathroom and bedroom doors and evacuated the residence and called 9-1-1, according to Director of Fire Services Rick Lesniak.

The first arriving fire officers reported a smoke condition on the second floor. Firefighters found a small fire in the second-floor bathroom and quickly extinguished the fire, Lesniak said.

The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.

FDMT was assisted at the scene by Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale, Montgomery Township Police, Chalfont Fire Co., Hilltown Fire Co., Colmar Fire Co., Warrington Fire Co., North Penn Fire Co. and Horsham Fire Co.

According to Montgomery County public land records, the home is owned by Thomas and Eileen Sosna.