{"id":229251,"date":"2026-06-26T23:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/229251\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T23:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:47:29","slug":"allentown-juveniles-face-arson-charges-in-front-street-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/229251\/","title":{"rendered":"Allentown juveniles face arson charges in Front Street fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2 juveniles face arson charges following Allentown blaze, DA says<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, LIVE IN LANCASTER. I\u2019M 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\u2019RE 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>2 juveniles face arson charges following Allentown blaze, DA says<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769026991_958_wgal.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WGAL logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:41 PM EDT Jun 26, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo 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&#8217;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.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Two juveniles are in custody in connection with a fire that destroyed multiple properties on Front Street in Allentown on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Office and the Allentown Police Department. <\/p>\n<p>The names or ages of the juveniles will not be provided, according to officials. <\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the fire remains ongoing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 juveniles face arson charges following Allentown blaze, DA says SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, LIVE IN LANCASTER. 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