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Fifth Street, Slatington, PA

Wake Up Call: First Responders Rescue Sleeping Resident In Slatington House Fire Wake Up Call: First Responders Rescue Sleeping Resident In Slatington House Fire
Wake Up Call: First Responders Rescue Sleeping Resident In Slatington House Fire A Lehigh County resident had a rude awakening Thursday morning when they got out of bed to find their house on fire.  First responders in Slatington heard reports of a house fire on the 100 block of Fifth Street at about 8:30 a.m. on May 18, borough police wrote in a release.  Officer Anthony Ballerini, who is also a volunteer firefighter, arrived at the scene and found smoke billowing from the second floor, authorities said. When bystanders told him a resident was still inside, Ballerini made his way upstairs and found a person sleeping in the bedroom right next door to the fire,…