Lehigh County
Weekend Wrap-up: Fire, collapse, crash and storms
With a start to a busy July, we will showcase the weekend news in this wrap-up. For starters, Saturday afternoon Allentown Fire was dispatched to box 2256 (8th & Liberty) for 540 North 8th Street on […]
Female worker critically injured in firework explosion
At 07:20AM Friday, a firework exploded in the hands of an employee assembling the device at the Celebrations Fireworks Company at 7911 7th Street in Slatington. The employee was rushed to a local trauma center […]
Building and junk cars burn at salvage yard
At 3:30PM Lehigh County transmitted a box for a structural fire at 4162 Best Station Road in Washington Township sending stations 9, 6, 23, 24 and Medic 67. Dispatchers were receiving multiple calls for a […]
One extricated from car after hitting pole
Early Friday evening Han-Le-Co #33 and Bethlehem Fire were dispatched to the area of Catasauqua Road and Troxell Street for the auto extrication. Bethlehem sent Engine 9 and Han-Le-Co with Rescue 33. The driver was […]
Report of house fire was just burning bushes in Coplay
Tuesday evening at 22:39, Lehigh County 9-1-1 transmitted a box for Cherry and Chestnut Streets in Coplay for a reported house fire with multiple calls. Coplay Station 5 and Whitehall Engines 3 and 13 with […]
Truck fire closes Airport Road at Rt. 22 during rush hour
Monday afternoon at 16:15 hours, Han-Le-Co Fire 33 was sent to Airport Road and Rt. 22 for a truck fire. Chief 34 was in the area at time of dispatch and radioed Lehigh County to […]