ALLENTOWN, PA - Firefighters encountered a heavy smoke condition at a three-story apartment fire around 5:00 A.M. on July 16th. The address of fire was 824 Walnut Street, with fire showing to the rear of that address along the Lumber St. side. Several ground ladders had to be deployed at that location. The blaze quickly went to three alarms. Unfortunately, 40-year-old Jessica Maes died from smoke inhalation, along with three of her dogs. The fire was knocked down in about one hour. One resident was displaced due to the heavy damage to the building.