{"id":227527,"date":"2026-06-25T04:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/227527\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:31:14","slug":"massive-fire-engulfs-multiple-homes-in-allentown-on-wednesday-night-nbc10-philadelphia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/227527\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive fire engulfs multiple homes in Allentown on Wednesday night \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SkyForce10 was over the scene to capture a major fire in Allentown on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Police <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AllentownPolice\/status\/2069959304275284023\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AllentownPolice\/status\/2069959304275284023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">issued a traffic alert<\/a> for the area of the 300 block of Front Street and said the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The fire appears to have engulfed a vacant old furniture factory on the block, but police also said on social media that the fire included multiple homes. <\/p>\n<p>Flames were spotted on some of the surrounding homes, and firefighters were seen going around the area searching for people or flames.<\/p>\n<p>People around the fire have been told to evacuate and people have been told to avoid non-essential travel to the area. <\/p>\n<p>People in the surrounding area have also been told to shelter in place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782361872_671_allentown-fire-7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just after 11 p.m., fire crews appeared to have the gotten the fire settled down, but there were still embers and lots of smoke spotted by SkyForce10. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNBC10&#8217;s Johnny Archer was at the scene of the massive Allentown fire on Wednesday night to find that crews had gotten the blaze under control.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC10 First Alert Meteorologist Robert Johnson, the air quality in the area is not compromised. But if people are close to the fire, their situation will be different. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omap.prod.pplweb.com\/OMAP\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/omap.prod.pplweb.com\/OMAP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Additionally, an outage map <\/a>also showed that there were around 3,500 customers without power as of 10:15 p.m. in Allentown, but that number had reduced to around 2,100 at 11:05 p.m. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fire-11-pm.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fire-on-ground.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782361873_274_allentown-fire-5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782361874_816_allentown-fire-6.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782361874_529_allentown-fire-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782361874_825_allentown-fire.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/homes-fire.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story; check back for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SkyForce10 was over the scene to capture a major fire in Allentown on Wednesday night. 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