1st Out Specialty

Northampton Apartment Building Heavily Damaged in Two Alarmer

Northampton, PA - Everyone was able to escape unharmed from this two-and-a-half story apartment building fire on May 24th.

The call came in at 6:49 A.M. for a porch fully involved at 2006 Washington Ave., JUMP TO FILE# 052720104 with extention and entrapment. The fire finally subsided after about a two hour firefight. The seven occupants were able to flee the building, later to be assisted by the American Red Cross.

The companies responding to the call were East Allen, Allen Twp., Lehigh Twp., Coplay, Catasauqua, Nancy Run, Egypt and Walnutport. EMS personnel were able to save two of three cats.

- KEN SNYDER

KEN SNYDER

Firefighters check for hot spots in the front of the apartment. Fire Destroys Abandoned Bar in City of Duquesne

City of Duquesne, PA – At 9:00 P.M. on May 31st, fire crews were dispatched to the intersection of Grant Avenue at Auriles Street for a reported structure on fire.

Duquesne's Fire Chief arrived onscene and reported a working fire in an abandoned twostory commercial structure with heavy JUMP TO FILE# 060220114 fire throughout and requested a secondalarm. Duquesne's Chief then advised incoming units that no one was to enter the structure and that it would be defensive operations only.

Two separate collapses occurred, requiring PAR checks for all units which were cleared both times. Crews battled the fire for several hours before it was brought under control at 1:26 A.M. Crews remained on-scene throughout the night and returned to the scene several times the next day to extinguish hot spots.

Several people who lived next to the building were being assisted by the American Red Cross due to smoke and water damage, along with damage that occurred during the collapse. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation.