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Crews arrive to find a ball of fire at the intersection with multiple high power lines down and fire coming from the street. 544 & 542 N. 13th Street 2 were totally leveled. BN2 transmits the second alarm immediately. Deck guns and tower ladders were placed into service. Engines 6, 13, 11, air 1 and cars 40, 41, 46, 48 respond on the 2nd.
With heavy fire and rapid extension of the fire into the bravo exposures, a third alarm was transmitted. Engines 14 and Truck 2 were brought in. Two tower ladders and two squrts are operating along with numerous large handlines and deck guns.
UGI worked for several hours trying to secure the gas leak. Fire was seen venting from the street several hours into the call.
Because of the freezing temperatures, Two volunteer companies were called into the scene. Whitehall Engine 2 and Wescosville Squirt 30.
A full Platoon was called in to man additional city engines. Engine 5 and 8 were special-called to the scene as well. The fire is equivalent to a 4 alarm fire.
Fire consumed all 8 homes in the row, 530 to 544 N. 13th Street. The fire burned well into the morning. Over 600 people were evacuated and relocated to Ag Hall at the Allentown Fair Grounds. Gross Towers, a 12-story elderly complex was evacuated as a precaution. A level 3 MCI was established for the evacuation of this building.
At the press conference, 6 people were not accounted for. Firefighters are still on the scene late Thursday morning
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| 02.09.11 - 3rd Alarm Explosion, Allentown, PA |
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