There are no injuries after a small fire started in a large Haverford home the morning of April 5.
Lower Merion Fired Department chief Matt Maguire said that the fire at 330 Laurel Lane in Haverford started at 10:30 a.m.
It began when a contractor was using a torch to burn off old paint—the contractor was a painter—and accidentally began the blaze.
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The fire is under investigation.
Fire and ambulance crews from Narberth, Bryn Mawr, Gladwynne, and Haverford responded to the scene and had the fire contained within the hour.