{"id":281698,"date":"2026-09-08T20:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/281698\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:54","slug":"bmw-catches-fire-on-bethlehem-pike-in-hatfield-traffic-backed-up-north-penn-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/281698\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW catches fire on Bethlehem Pike in Hatfield, traffic backed up \u2013 North Penn Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle became engulfed in engine compartment near Bergey\u2019s Electric showroom Tuesday afternoon<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A BMW caught fire in the middle of Bethlehem Pike in Hatfield Tuesday afternoon, blocking southbound traffic and causing backups along the busy roadway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency crews were dispatched at about 12:55 p.m. Tuesday to the 2800 block of Bethlehem Pike, near Church Road and the Bergey\u2019s Electric showroom, for a reported vehicle fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single vehicle, a BMW, was stopped in the center turning lane facing northbound when a fire broke out in the engine compartment.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-86897 br-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnIHZpZXdCb3g9JzAgMCAwIDAnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-breeze=\"https:\/\/northpennnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image4-1024x576.webp\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image4\"\/>(Credit: James Short)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hatfield Fire Co. and Hilltown Township Volunteer Fire Co. responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southbound traffic on Bethlehem Pike was blocked as firefighters worked at the scene, with traffic backing up in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No injuries were immediately reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of the fire was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorists traveling through the area should expect delays while emergency crews remain on scene and the vehicle is removed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vehicle became engulfed in engine compartment near Bergey\u2019s Electric showroom Tuesday afternoon A BMW caught fire in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-281698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}