Firefighters Saturday evening are responding to a large apartment building fire in Whitehall Township.
The fire was reported on Maryland Circle in Fairmount Place Apartments around 8:20 p.m., according to the Emergency Alerts of Lehigh County Facebook page.
Firefighters arrived to find a building in the complex fully involved. Photos shared to social media showed flames and heavy smoke coming from the building.
A nearby PennDOT traffic camera showed heavy smoke billowing into the sky in the area of the complex, which is located near Route 22 and Macarthur Road.
The blaze had gone to 3 alarms by around 8:30 p.m., according to emergency radio dispatches. Just before 9 p.m., the fire was reported to be advancing from the second floor to the third floor, according to radio dispatches.
A fourth alarm was struck a short time later.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.