{"id":55481,"date":"2025-12-08T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/55481\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:25:09","slug":"allentown-three-alarm-fire-on-allen-street-displaces-5-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/55481\/","title":{"rendered":"Allentown three-alarm fire on Allen Street displaces 5 families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Rudy Miller<br \/>The Express-Times<\/p>\n<p>ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 Five families were displaced Saturday after five homes caught fire in Allentown, according to a news release from a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\/en-us\/Government\/Departments\/Fire-Emergency-Services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">city fire captain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The three-alarm fire started around 9:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Allen Street, according to Captain Jon Hammel.<\/p>\n<p>| WEBINAR: <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firerescue1.com\/fire-command-ready\/webinar-the-command-blueprint-build-the-system-lead-the-fireground?utm_source=article_inline&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">The command blueprint: Build the system, lead the fireground<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The American Red Cross assisted 15 adults and eight children. They stayed in a LANTA bus to keep warm, the release says.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is under investigation by the city fire marshal division.<\/p>\n<p>The streets department assisted fire police with barricades. Workers also brought salt to thaw fast-forming ice around the fire trucks.<\/p>\n<p>The city fire department thanked paramedics, police, neighboring fire departments and community partners for their help.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"trending\" name=\"trending\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of burning hay bales for over 11 hours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firerescue1.com\/fireground-operations\/calif-firefighters-battle-hundreds-of-burning-hay-bales-for-over-11-hours\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"FR1 Affiliate images - 2025-12-08T085157.806.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765225508_187_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        San Diego firefighters spent more than 11 hours extinguishing a hay bale fire in a field near the Zoo Safari Park, using water, foam and CAL FIRE bulldozers\n    <\/p>\n<p>December 08, 2025 09:06 AM<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Nev. FD promotes ambulance membership turns into a practical holiday gift\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firerescue1.com\/fire-based-ems\/nev-fd-promotes-ambulance-membership-turns-into-a-practical-holiday-gift\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"US-NEWS-HENDERSON-FIRE-CHIEF-AMBULANCE-MEMBERSHIP-1-LV.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765225508_852_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        Henderson Fire Department\u2019s LifeRide program offers residents up to two covered ambulance transports a year for as little as $59\n    <\/p>\n<p>December 07, 2025 08:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"NIOSH infographic shows how to remove PPE at fire scenes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firerescue1.com\/niosh\/niosh-infographic-shows-how-to-remove-ppe-at-fire-scenes\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"HowtoDoffGear.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765225508_22_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        The downloadable graphic shows the proper step-by-step doffing process aimed at protecting firefighters from harmful contaminants trapped in their gear\n    <\/p>\n<p>December 06, 2025 06:18 PM<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Ohio approves $40M fund to support first responders with job-related PTSD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firerescue1.com\/legislation-funding\/ohio-approves-40m-fund-to-support-first-responders-with-job-related-ptsd\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"FR1 Affiliate images - 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