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Red Cross Offers Support After Allentown Rowhome Blaze
The American Red Cross has set up a shelter for those displaced by the multi-home fire in Allentown on Tuesday, April 30. The blaze on the 700 block of North 7th Street spread to three homes and left some three dozen people displaced, according to the Red Cross and WFMZ. Daily Voice has reached out to Allentown fire officials for additional details. Posted by Allentown Fire Department - Engine 6 & Truck 2 on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 The Red Cross emergency shelter at the Allentown YMCA, 425 S. 15th St., is offering food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional suppo…
Police & Fire
Two Displaced By Afternoon Blaze In Allentown
Two people were displaced when fire broke out at an Allentown residence around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, officials told Daily Voice. It happened at 301 North 10th Street, Capt. John Christopher of the Allentown Fire Department said. Officials believe started in the rear kitchen area of the first floor. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames in about 10 minutes, Capt. Christopher said. The displaced first-floor residents were able to find a place to stay and are not being assisted by the Red Cross, he added. The upstairs residents were allowed back inside.&n…
Police & Fire
House Fire Kills 28-Year-Old Woman In Eastern PA: Coroner
(Note: This article has been updated on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to include new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.) One woman is dead after fire broke out at an Allentown home early on Sunday morning, Oct. 22, according to authorities. Fire crews responded to a three-alarm blaze on the 900 block of North Penn Street just before 6:30 a.m., officials said. AFD Crews are in the 900 Block of Penn Street at a 3rd alarm dwelling fire. pic.twitter.com/PPOcg4C0zU — Allentown Fire Department (@AllentownFD) October 22, 2023 Currently operating Posted by Allentown Fire Department…
Police & Fire
Firemen Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Allentown
Firefighters in Allentown responded to a two-alarm blaze on Walnut Street early Wednesday, Jan. 11, the department announced. The fire began around 4:30 a.m. on the 1500 block, officials said on social media. AFD is operating in the 1500 block of Walnut at a dwelling fire. pic.twitter.com/Mc4OPpLy02 — Allentown Fire Department (@AllentownFD) January 11, 2023 The blaze appears to have affected both units in a duplex apartment, and the Red Cross was called to assist displaced residents, WFMZ reports. Fire department officials were not immediately available to comment on the cause of th…
Police & Fire
Allentown Woman, 81, Burns To Death Lighting Candles: Coroner
An 81-year-old Allentown woman is dead after her clothes caught fire while lighting candles, authorities say. Dolores Fahrman was at home lighting candles just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 when she accidentally lit her clothes, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. Fahrman died after 46.5 percent of her body's surface area was burned, he added. The death has been ruled an accident, and remains under investigation by the Allentown Fire Department, the coroner said.
Police & Fire
Allentown House Fire Badly Burns 3 Homes: Report
Three homes were badly damaged in a fire in Allentown early on Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to a report from LehighValleyLive.com. Firefighters responded to the three-alarm blaze in the 500 block of North Lumber Street at around 2 a.m. Officials were investigating what caused the fire, which started in a detached home on the block but then spread to a pair of attached homes next door, LehighValleyLive.com reports. No injuries were reported and it's not clear how many were displaced, though the American Red Cross said it is assisting at least one of the families affected. A…
Police & Fire
Resident Cautiously Jumps From Burning Allentown Row Home: Officials
A large fire that began in an Allentown row home and spread to two other buildings prompted one resident to cautiously jump out of a second-floor window, authorities said. Crews were called to the three-alarm blaze on the 1500 block of Liberty Street around 9:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher said. A resident tried to escape the flames by jumping from the second-floor window to the first-floor roof, then to the ground, Christopher said. That person suffered minor injuries and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for treatment, he added. A mut…
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Allentown Apartment Fire: Authorities
A weekend fire in Allentown claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman, authorities said. Jessica Maes died after being pulled from the apartment building blaze on the 800 block of Walnut Street on Saturday, July 16, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Maes was pronounced dead around 5:50 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, officials said. Her cause of death was determined to be the inhalation of combustion products, and her manner of death is still being investigated. Three dogs were also killed, and a resident was displaced, The Morning Call reports. The cause o…
Police & Fire
Allentown Man Killed In American Parkway Bridge Crash Was 'Great Father,' Loved Ones Say
An Allentown man killed in a crash on the American Parkway Bridge Wednesday, July 13 was being mourned by those who knew him as a "great father." Nearly $800 had been raised as of Friday, July 15 on a GoFundMe for the family of 45-year-old Jose A. Perez. "Joe was such a good man. He was my everything, my protector, my best friend," his daughter Celina Perez wrote. Perez was behind the wheel of a car that veered into an oncoming lane and struck another vehicle on the bridge around 9:10 p.m., officials with the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Perez was taken to St. Luke’s Universi…
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Falling Into Lehigh Valley River, Police Say
Emergency crews came to the rescue of a man who fell into a Lehigh Valley river on Thursday, May 19, authorities said. Allentown Police responded to Adams Island and found the victim submerged in the river just after 7:15 p.m., Police Chief Charles Roca said. Officers Kayla Balatgek and Andrew Gehringer immediately entered the river and removed the man from the water, where EMS crews began performing CPR, Roca said. The man was then taken to a local hospital for further treatment. Additional details were not released. Assisting agencies include the Allentown Police Department’s Second Pl…
Police & Fire
Six Hospitalized, Displaced After 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Allentown Home: Officials
Six people were hospitalized after a fire ravaged their family home in Allentown early Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. Firefighters arriving at the Washington Street row home around 6 a.m. found all three floors "fully involved in fire," Allentown Fire Captain John Christopher said. Two adults and four children were already out of the house by the time crews arrived, the fire captain said. The residents were taken by EMS to Lehigh Valley - Cedar Crest for treatment of minor injuries and smoke inhalation, Capt. Christopher said. It is unknown whether any of the victims were …
Police & Fire
One Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Allentown
One person was killed during a house fire in Allentown early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The blaze broke out at around 4:30 a.m. at a two-story home in the 600 block of Randolph Street, according to Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher. When firefighters arrived, they noticed heavy smoke and flames and went straight into the house, where they discovered a man on the first floor, Christopher said. Crews pulled him out of the home, but he was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner, he added. The man was identified as 41-year-old Otoniel Fernandez, of Allentown, acco…
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Bomb Squad Called To Death In Allentown Apartment, Police Say
A bomb squad was called to an Allentown home after a roommate reported a man’s death, local police said. Benjamin Boehm, 39, was found dead in a home located at 1600 block of East Cedar Street on Sunday around 8:30 p.m., Lehigh County officials said. The Allentown Fire Department was called to the scene after police finding containers and packages with hazardous labels on them, according to Fire Capt. John Christopher. A bomb squad and hazmat team were then called to investigate. It was determined the substances were used for exotic plants and the scene was safe, Christopher said. Boehm w…
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Allentown Home, Ignites Fire
A driver was hospitalized after losing control and slamming his car into a vacant home, sparking a fire in Allentown Monday night, authorities said. Fire crews arrived at the scene near East Emmaus Avenue and South Albert Street just after 9 p.m., Allentown Fire Capt. of Public Affairs John Christopher said. On scene of a vehicle into house with working fire in the City of Allentown, the car crashed into the vacant residence... Posted by Nester Video Production on Monday, September 13, 2021 The driver was already out of the car when firefighters arrived. He was taken to an area hospita…
Police & Fire
'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of Allentown Bridge
Police in Lehigh County rescued a man apparently threatening to jump off the ledge of an Allentown bridge Monday night, authorities said. With help from the Allentown Fire Department, officers were able to convince the man to come back over the ledge of the 8th Street Bridge around 11 p.m., after nearly four hours on the scene, Allentown police said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was temporarily closed to eastbound and westbound traffic below the bridge. No further information was available.
Police & Fire
Allentown Woman Dies From Burn Injuries Month After House Fire
An Allentown woman died Monday from burns sustained in a house fire last month, authorities said. Maria Lantigua Pilar, 79, died of complications from 3rd-degree burns during a house fire in the 400 Block of North Railroad Street on April 10, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's office. She was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospice, Inpatient Unit on Monday. Her death was ruled an accident, the office said. Along with the coroner's office, her death is also being investigated by the Allentown Fire department.
Police & Fire
‘No Evidence’ To Confirm Report Of Allentown Bridge Jumper, Police Say After Drone Search
Reports of a person that jumped from a bridge over the Lehigh River in Allentown were deemed unfounded following an extensive overnight drone search of the area, police say. Allentown police and fire officials responded to the Hamilton St. Bridge just before 1:50 a.m. Tuesday on the initial report of a person who may have jumped. The Lehigh Valley Drone Team worked alongside the Allentown Fire Department Rescue Boat to conduct a thorough search of the area, which yielded negative results, city police said. “Investigators reviewed video footage from this area and currently there is no evide…
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