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Allentown Second Alarm Apartment Fire
January 05, 2025 | PENNSYLVANIA
KEN SNYDER, Correspondent

Photo by KEN SNYDERFireground scene

Photo by KEN SNYDERT-2 crew removes fire debris from third floor window.

Photo by KEN SNYDERAllentown E-4 in service at the second alarm 1/5/25.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Allentown- The AFD responded to a working EOR apartment fire at 1224 W. Chew St. on January 5, 2025 slightly before 10:00 hrs. Initially, there was a report that five people were trapped but, everyone made it out okay. The second alarm fire was centered on the third floor with the T-2 crew venting the roof. Companies were able to get a good knock on the fire.