On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 1:52 PM, Bensalem Fire Rescue, members of the Bensalem Volunteer Fire Department, and Bensalem Police responded to the 3000 block of Gilbert Drive for the report of a house fire.

Upon arrival, firefighters did not observe smoke or fire, but they noticed dark soot on the windows' interiors.  Firefighters made entry through the front door and found the resident, Allan Schoppy, 77, deceased in a chair in the living room.  A pet dog and cat were also found deceased inside the home.

Fire investigators determined that the fire inside the home had self-extinguished before they arrived and appeared to have happened sometime overnight.  The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it does not appear suspicious.