2 juveniles face arson charges following Allentown blaze, DA says
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, LIVE IN LANCASTER. I’M MARCY WALSH, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. BREAKING NEWS, NBC TEN IN PHILADELPHIA REPORTING THE TWO CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A SIX ALARM FIRE THAT DESTROYED A WAREHOUSE IN ALLENTOWN ON WEDNESDAY. THEY’RE BEING HELD IN A JUVENILE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER AND WERE CHARGED WITH ARSON, CONSPIRACY, CAUSING A CATASTROPHE AND RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON. AT LEAST 80 PEOPLE WERE IMPACTED BY THIS. FIRE, AS YOU CAN SEE, WAS PRETTY INTENS
2 juveniles face arson charges following Allentown blaze, DA says
Updated: 5:41 PM EDT Jun 26, 2026
Two juveniles are in custody in connection with a fire that destroyed multiple properties on Front Street in Allentown on Wednesday. Both are in juvenile detention and are charged with arson, recklessly endangering another person, conspiracy and causing a catastrophe, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office and the Allentown Police Department. The names or ages of the juveniles will not be provided, according to officials. An investigation into the fire remains ongoing.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. —
Two juveniles are in custody in connection with a fire that destroyed multiple properties on Front Street in Allentown on Wednesday.
Both are in juvenile detention and are charged with arson, recklessly endangering another person, conspiracy and causing a catastrophe, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office and the Allentown Police Department.
The names or ages of the juveniles will not be provided, according to officials.
An investigation into the fire remains ongoing.