Officials: Suspicious blaze at Division Avenue High School
Levittown firefighters battle a suspicious fire that caused heavy damage to the Division Avenue High School utility building on Sunday afternoon. The building houses a concession stand, storage area and announcers booth. (Jan. 3, 2010) Credit: Kevin Imm
The Levittown Fire Department responded to a suspicious blaze Sunday afternoon at Division Avenue High School. The school was vacant at the time, officials said, and no injuries were reported.
Just before 3 p.m., the department received a 911 call about smoke in the area of the concession stand at the school's football field. Officials said the fire caused more than $100,000 in damage to bleachers, a rubber track, gym equipment and the concession stand.
The fire remains under investigation, officials said.
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