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Mayday: FF falls through floor during Pa. rowhome fire

Firefighters from eight fire departments battled a blaze in Lehigh County

By Christopher Dornblaser
The Morning Call

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — A late night fire displaced seven people from three homes Thursday in Lehigh County.

Lower Macungie Fire Dept. said in a news release that firefighters were called about 11:10 p.m. to the 8000 block of Heritage Drive for a report of a fire on the second floor of a rowhome there.

Crews encountered heavy fire in the back of the home. One firefighter was briefly trapped after partially falling through a hole in the floor, according to the release. The firefighter was quickly helped by others and evaluated at the scene by EMS.


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Two residents were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, according to the fire department.

Three townhomes were damaged in the fire.

Allentown, Greenawalds, Kutztown, Topton, Trexlertown, Weisenberg and Woodlawn fire departments assisted at the scene. Macungie and Cetronia Ambulance squads were there as well.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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