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One dead in deadly fire at Top of the Ridge. Which investigation found.

Bensalem fire investigators have determined that a Friday evening fire at a mobile home park that left one person dead and a firefighter injured was accidental.

The fire was reported shortly after 5 p.m. at Top of the Ridge, near Gibson Road, and fully engulfed the home and spread to neighboring mobile homes, Bensalem Fire Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer said .

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, which spread to three neighboring homes, and found a 45-year-old resident, identified as Joseph Stadler, dead inside. A cause of death is pending.

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A subsequent investigation determined the fire started near a couch in the living room of the home, where Stadler's body was found, Sponheimer said. No further information about the cause of the fire has been released.

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