Bristol Pike reopens in Bensalem after fire at strip mall
A two-alarm fire at a Bensalem, Pennsylvania strip mall shut down a section of Bristol Pike early Thursday morning.
Firefighters were called to the Andalusia Bar and Grill in the Grandview Plaza strip mall on Bristol Pike, a few blocks off Woodhaven Road, around 4 a.m. Thursday.
The fire at one point spread to additional businesses and several fire trucks and other emergency vehicles are stationed on Bristol Pike. The road was closed in both directions from Tennis Avenue to Woodhaven Road for several hours but reopened around 7:30 a.m.
Fire crews got to the building and were forced out due to heavy fire, Bensalem Township Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer said at the scene.
A second alarm was issued and other fire companies arrived to help. The fire was placed under control in about an hour after crews first arrived, Sponheimer said.
No injuries were reported.
Just before 6 a.m., crews were still putting out hot spots, and once they're done, the department can investigate what may have caused the fire, Sponheimer added.
The other businesess in the shopping center do have some smoke and water damage. The second floor of the bar is partially collapsed.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
