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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2:02PM

Crews battle two-alarm house fire in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania

HANOVER TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Crews worked to extinguish a fire that broke out inside the basement of a home in Northampton County early Tuesday morning.

It happened just after midnight on the 4400 block of Lenox Drive in Hanover Township.

Drone 6 was overhead as smoke could be seen pouring from the home.

Officials say the fire started from a lithium-ion battery in the basement, prompting hazmat crews to be called to the scene.

The fire was quickly placed under control.

No one was injured.

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