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Photos and report from Dennis Wetherhold Jr.
Allentown (PA) firefighters were dispatched around 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 7, 2018, to a reported structure fire at Franklin and Warren Streets.
Dispatched on the initial alarm were Battalion Chief 43 (Williams), Engines 4, 9, 10, Truck 2, and Engine 6 for RIT. BC 43 radioed the 911 Center and advised of smoke showing while still responding to the call. Chief Williams reported a working fire. Upon arrival, Chief Williams confirmed a working fire with flames showing. He reported that this would be a defensive attack and all units would be going in service with big lines.
Chief Williams then struck the second alarm and requested two mutual aid ladder trucks above the second alarm. A third alarm was struck within minutes of arrival, bringing in the rest of the city apparatus. Eventually, three mutual aid aerial devices and a mutual aid engine would operate on the scene.
Additional personnel from Allentown Fire Department were called in to man four reserve engines and a reserve tower. One reserve engine was brought to the scene while the rest covered the city. Companies would operate through the night.
At 1 a.m., a rotation began to move fresh personnel to the scene and send personnel who had been battling the fire for hours back to station. At that point two mutual aid ladder trucks were sent home and the city’s reserve tower truck was brought to the scene. As of 3 p.m. on Monday, crews were still battling hots spots in the building. A demolition crew was hired for Tuesday to start demo work on the building.
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