Crime & Safety

Fire Ignites at Vacant Sleighton School

Fire ignited at the abandoned Sleighton School in Middletown in the early morning hours Wednesday.

Fire ignited at the abandoned Sleighton School on Valley Road in Middletown Township in the early morning hours Wednesday.

No one was injured.

Lightning may have been the cause of the fire that started around 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Delaware County Daily Times.

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According to phillyfirenews.com, fire companies were dispatched for the report of a heavy fire on the former school grounds.


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