The Bethlehem Fire Department and its partners handled two house fires Friday, less than two hours apart and spanning the city.<\/p>\n
Two firefighters suffered burns in the second call, in the 1900 block of Hart Street in Northeast Bethlehem, according to city fire Chief Matthew Griffin.<\/p>\n
They were evaluated by Bethlehem EMS but did not require immediate hospital treatment, planning instead to follow up at a St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network facility, Griffin said. <\/p>\n
No one else was reported hurt in either the Hart Street fire, reported about 11:20 a.m., or the earlier fire called in about 9:30 a.m. in the 1400 block of East Fifth Street on the city\u2019s Southside. <\/p>\n
Both fires occurred in single-family homes, and the causes are under investigation by Bethlehem\u2019s fire marshal.<\/p>\n
Fire officials called in a third alarm on the East Fifth Street call, bringing in additional staff and mutual aid assistance from the Allentown Fire Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n Allentown fire Capt. Jonathan Hammel said his department sent two engines to the Southside incident, diverting one while en route to the Hart Street fire.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst arriving units found a working fire in a residence,\u201d he wrote in a news release.<\/p>\n Both fires were \u201cwell advanced\u201d when firefighters responded, Griffin noted. <\/p>\n The Hart Street fire grew to a second alarm \u201cdue to challenges of void spaces within the home,\u201d Hammel said.<\/p>\n