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Allentown has Fast Moving Roof Fire
May 20, 2026 | PENNSYLVANIA
KEN SNYDER, Correspondent

Photo by KEN SNYDERThe third alarm apartment fireground scene on N. 22nd St
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Allentown- On May 20 around 5:15 p.m., a fast moving roof fire broke out in a two story apartment building at 622 N. 22nd St. All five tenants escaped the blaze on their own and there were no injures. During the fire there was some extension to the second floor. Extra alarms were transmitted with the third alarm going out at 6:04 p.m. while outside temperatures hovered around 90 degrees F. and the humidity was around 46%.