UPDATE: Fire Reported at Parx Casino

A fire was reported this morning at on Street Road.

According to emergency communications, the fire was located in the walls.

Parx spokesperson Carrie Nork Minelli told Patch it was a small fire that was in a new construction area in the back of the house away from the gaming area.

“An employee found it and reported it right away,” she said. “Firefighters had it under control quickly.”

Bensalem Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer told Patch that firefighters were dispatched at 8:34 a.m.

"The fire was located in a second floor electrical room," he said.

According to Sponheimer, the fire was brought under control by8:46 a.m. and units remained on location until 9:50 to remove smoke from the section of the building that was effected.

"The cause of the fire was accidental in nature, it began when a contractor was using a torch to weld steel beams and the sparks from the torch ignited a section of wall and some other combustibles located in an the electrical room," Sponheimer explained. "No injuries were reported and the casino was not evacuated."