Trees Down On Homes, Power Out In Bristol After Storms

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — Hundreds of people were without power and several homes were badly damaged by downed trees in Bristol after strong thunderstorms ripped through the area Sunday night.

At least four homes in the Croydon and Newportville neighborhoods were damaged when trees were knocked down onto them by the storms that hit at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday, said Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito.

By Monday morning, three of those homes had been condemned and the fourth was still set to be inspected, according Dippolito.

At the peak, 900 households in the area lost power due to the storms, which packed heavy winds, he said. As of Monday morning, he said, 117 PECO customers still were without power.

There also were limbs and trees down throughout the township, including in roadways, due to the storm's heavy winds, according to Dippolito. The rubber deck roof was blown off the apartments above Croydon Mini Mart at Rt. 13 and Newportville Road.

The storm damage, according to Dippolito, centered on a half-mile area north and south of Rt. 13 in the area around Newportville Road.

No injuries had been reported as of Monday morning.

In a post on Twitter, the Philadelphia branch of the American Red cross said that, between storm damage in Croydon and a fire in Bensalem, it was assisting 10 families, totaling 17 adults and 9 children.

Sunday night, the Red Cross joined the fire marshal's office at a staging area outside the CVS on Rt. 14 to help families displaced by the storm.