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Crews Rescue Trio Of Workers From Roof In 3-Alarm Bethlehem Blaze Crews Rescue Trio Of Workers From Roof In 3-Alarm Bethlehem Blaze
Crews Rescue Trio Of Workers From Roof In 3-Alarm Bethlehem Blaze Three people working on the roof of a Bethlehem building were rescued from a 3-alarm fire Wednesday night, authorities said. The workers were atop the roof when the blaze broke out at 524 W. Broad St. in West Bethlehem around 7:15 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing fire chief Warren Achey. It was not initially clear if the roof work was connected to the cause of the fire, Achey said. “It sounds like there was some work going on on the roof, we don’t know if that’s the cause of it yet,” he told the outlet. “But there was work going on on the roof. The firefighters rescued three peo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Firefighters Knock Down South Media House Blaze Firefighters Knock Down South Media House Blaze
Firefighters Knock Down South Media House Blaze Several people were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a South Media home Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 600 Block of Markham Street to find that the blaze had spread to the second floor and left a person trapped, according to Garden City Fire Company. Fire crews were able to knock down the bulk of the fire while local police freed the trapped person, authorities said. Several people with smoke inhalation were taken to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the local fire marshal.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Croydon Man Escapes House Fire By Jumping From Second-Floor Balcony Croydon Man Escapes House Fire By Jumping From Second-Floor Balcony
Croydon Man Escapes House Fire By Jumping From Second-Floor Balcony A Croydon man is being treated for his injuries after he escaped a grueling house fire by jumping out of a second-floor balcony early Thursday morning, authorities said. Fire crews responded just before 1 a.m. to a home in the 800 block of Main Avenue to find the 52-year-old man who had reportedly jumped out of a second-floor balcony and a woman trapped on the same floor, authorities said. The man was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and injuries from the fall, 6abc says. A woman managed to climb from a second-story window onto a first-story roof and was re…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Grundy Tower Blaze Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Grundy Tower Blaze
Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Grundy Tower Blaze Firefighters rescued an 85-year-old man from a fire that broke out at a senior living apartment tower in Bristol Borough Monday evening. The Grundy Tower blaze broke out in unit 710 around 6:30 p.m., in the Pond Street complex. Bristol Borough firefighters broke into the unit to rescue the man, who was treated on scene then taken to Lower Bucks Hospital for observation, fire officials said. The building's fire suppression system activated and kept the fire in check until firefighters extinguished the remaining fire, the department said in a news release.  Smoke and water damage…

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by Cecilia Levine