4-Alarm Fire in Downtown Allentown takes 5 hours to bring under control

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Around 5:30 Monday, Allentown transmitted box 2119 for 25 S. 12th Street for a house fire. Sending Engines 9, 10, 14, 6 (F.A.S.T.), Truck 2 and Battalion 43. Additional calls reporting 1140 Hamilton Street for a building. Battalion 43 called it a working fire while responding as companies were reporting a huge column of smoke from a distance.
Truck 2 arrived and reported heavy fire in the rear of 1138 Hamilton. Fire already involving the exposure on the east (side 2) 1136 Hamilton Street. Battalion 43 transmitted the 2nd and 3rd alarms. 2nd alarm companies are Engine 11, 13, Truck 1 and Air 1. Third alarm consisted of Engine 4. The battalion also requested Lehigh County Engines 11, 37 and 3.
Power lines in the rear came down and hindered some of the firefighting operations and needed utilities (PPL) to respond immediately.
As the fire extended vertically, it eventually made it to the cockloft and extended horizontally to the west (Side 4) exposures.
The fire burned out of control for 4 hours. By 10:00PM the firefighters finally had the fire darkened down and under control.
The volunteer mutual-aid companies back-filled the city stations to cover fires while the city was operating at the building fire.
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[@michaelflaxcombsr9095]

ALL YOU CAN SAY IS THANK YOU TO ALL THESE MEN AND WOMEN WITH THIS HEAT , FIGHTING A FIRE IS ABOUT THE HARDEST THING TO DO! SO EXCELLENT JOB! AND STAY SAFE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!

[@JayAnsell-r5m]

Heros working under extreme heat conditions, God bless you all

[@gene_o9254]

What can I say I watched this live with him master of his craft for sure and dedication to his craft in the 95* heat to record this takes some dedication just so people can see this thank you Bill the best in the business and to the firemen all of the showed professionalism in this heat I am glad no one is hurt firemen are in fit condition to do this

[@newsworking]

Thanks for the kind words Gene!

[@deborahsoucy2884]

Good coverage nice video --- Debbie

[@newsworking]

Thanks Debbie!

[@rosesmith6208]

was watching this when it was live yesterday cant believe it took five hours to stop the fire. amazing stamina of these guys/gals.

[@newsworking]

And it was HOT & HUMID

[@nayanpanchal39]

Great video billy

[@NINA_2005]

Great work Bill amazing job

[@newsworking]

Thanks Nina!

[@ScottDore-jn3nf]

Another great video bill thank you and best regards from Maine 🇺🇸 🍀🍀

[@newsworking]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mikebobier647]

Man with all that water being dumped on this fire I still can't believe it was still burning.

[@peterarvanitis6497]

Thanks for sharing

[@jeffreyreinhard7542]

Good Job On Video Bill

[@newsworking]

Thanks Jeff!

[@jeffreyreinhard7542]

@@newsworking Yelcome

[@rosesmith6208]

i was watching my hubby came in I told him the story and he wondered where allentown was (he thought calif) and I said penn, do you remember the song, started to sing it he said yep I remember (and we are living in allentown and they are shutting all the factories down etc)

[@ItsTheCostanza]

The action packed Allentown guy

[@newsworking]

The BEST, Okayyyy!

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[@peterarvanitis6497]

Stubbornly fire and these conditions are not good hot and humid

[@user-cj2vx3gz4k]

Is there any footage from when it first started

[@kevinjones1993]

What a horrendous job of firefighting is there any reason it took so long to get a ladder in the rear of the building

[@beholden_to_ducks]

My guess is that both of their front-line ladder crews were going to work elsewhere on the structure and that they had to call in an overtime crew to get their backup ladder on scene.