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South St. Louis House Fire: Pumper 19 Reports Heavy Fire from a 2 1/2 story frame house at 4101 Concordia Ave.
Slatington, PA House Fire
At 08:35, Lehigh County 9-1-1 transmitted the box for a house fire with entrapment and multiple calls for 405 Center Avenue. Radio transmissions stated that one person was in the first floor and two children escaped through a second-floor window and stuck on the porch roof. The fire was initially reported as a kitchen fire.
Crews arrived to find heavy fire throughout the 1st floor of a 2.5 story duplex. A second-alarm was transmitted at 08:39 bringing in a full response from 24 & 29, engines 611, 912, Greenawalds 11 for RIT and Macungie 66 for 6651.
The fire rapidly extended to the second floor and attic through the walls. The fire traveled to the adjoining dwelling connected on the Bravo side of the initial fire building.
With heavy extension into the exposure, 24 command transmitted the 3rd alarm at 10:00 hours. The two homes were completely destroyed in the blaze.
Under Control was transmitted at 11:52 by 24 command.
Companies assisting at the scene were 29, 9, 6, 11 (RIT), 16, 10, 66, 5 (AIR), 23, and Northampton County 47 (Lehigh Twp.).
