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Fire News
Dumpsters burn behind shopping center
Tuesday afternoon, Whitehall Fire Department was dispatched to 2520 MacArthur Road behind the new At Home store for a dumpster fire. Chief 35 (Nelson) arrived and reported a large construction dumpster on fire. Actually, two […]
Fire News
South Whitehall Salvage Yard Fire
Thursday afternoon around 3:30PM, South Whitehall companies responded to the 2000 Minnich Street for a rubbish fire at the junk yard. Chief 32 (Kutz) arrived and reported a fire in a rubbish pile. Engine 11 […]
Fire News
Chlorine incident prompts haz-mat response
Late Wednesday morning Police and EMS were dispatched to a home in the 4400 block of Spruce Street in Egypt. When emergency personnel arrived they found a man that was exposed to chlorine after the […]
Fire News
Car splits in half after hitting pole and tree, 2 people pinned
Just after 1:00AM Tuesday, Station 18, Rescue 2, Engine 42 and Medic 75 were sent to a rescue box in the 1400 block of 4th Street in North Catasauqua for an auto extrication. Police arrived […]
Fire News
F.D. responds to Riley’s Pub in Egypt for a fire
Saturday afternoon Whitehall Engines 4, 14, 5, Truck 6 were sent to 4505 Main Street, Riley’s Pub for a building fire. Engine 4 (LC3911) arrived and reported a 3-story mixed use building with nothing showing. […]
Allentown F.D.
A.F.D. battles back-to-back house fires
Early Tuesday evening, Allentown transmitted box 2257 for 925 Liberty Street sending Engines 10, 13, 14 and 11. The fire dispatcher immediately advised the Battalion Chief Held (43) that the box was transmitted for that […]