2 Fires in 2 Townships in 2 Hours

Fire crews in Haverford and Lower Merion townships had a brief burst of activity Friday afternoon battling two home fires in Ardmore, with no one in ether house injured as a result.

Members of the , assisted by the Narberth Fire Co., responded to a blaze on the 200 block of Argyle Road in Ardmore at about 1:45 p.m. that was described as “in the wall on the second floor” of a home under construction there.

The fire was quickly controlled by firefighters, and was still under investigation as of 5 p.m., Merion Fire Co. Chief Tom Hayden told Patch.

The other fire was reported less than a half-hour later, on the 2800 block of Haverford Road in Ardmore, in Haverford Township.

There, a one-story home was set ablaze by careless smoking, according to John Martin, vice president of Home Insured Services Inc., who was on the scene in the wake of the fire being extinguished.

Havertown’s Squad 58 was dispatched to the scene. Fire and smoke damage from the exterior appeared major, and it is not known if the home will be salvageable.

Two adults were seen leaving the premises unharmed, and said they did not wish to discuss the fire.

William Hatton, an assistant chief at the Oakmont Fire Co., emailed Patch with information on rescue teams who were at the fire:

• Oakmont Company 38
• Brookline Engine 35
• Manoa 56 for the RIT Team 
• Bon Air 58
• Haverford EMS