Mayday Called at Allentown Fire
Photo by KEN SNYDERFirefighters open up the rear porch area.
Photo by KEN SNYDERA firefighter wets down the rear porch area.
Photo by KEN SNYDERView of 13th St. firegrounds.
Photo by KEN SNYDERE-4 in service at the 3 alarm dwelling fire 3/19/25.
Photo by KEN SNYDERPart of Truck one's crew on roof.
Photo by KEN SNYDERTruck one's bucket aside of the fire building.
ALLENTOWN, PA - On March 19th at 7:37 A.M., the AFD responded to a three-story dwelling fire with possible entrapment at 119 N. 13th St.
Engine 4 was first on scene of this MOR fire and immediately called it a working fire with heavy white smoke showing. As units arrived, it was confirmed that there was entrapment of a disabled male inside on the first-floor. Command requested a second-alarm be transmitted and eventually a third-alarm as the fire continued to spread around the house. Fortunately, the victim was found and transported to the hospital.
Two firefighters that were operating on the second-floor fell through a hole onto two firefighters on the first-floor. The four were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The fire was brought under control in under two hours. There was heavy damage to the fire building, and smoke and water damage to the two exposures. Also assisting the AFD were Eastern Salisbury, Woodlawn and Greenawalds fire companies.
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