Raw video, fireground audio: Four-alarms for multiple rowhomes in Allentown, PA. Five firefighters hurt.

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Video above from Newsworking’s Bill Rohrer. Here’s some of Bill’s description (news coverage of the fire here and here):

Box 2336 (8th & Greenleaf) was transmitted at 12:01 for a report of a house fire at 854 N. 8th Street between Greenleaf and Cedar.  It was dispatched with possible entrapment. 

Engine 4, 9, 6, Truck 2 and Car 43 (Wehr) responded.   Companies arrived to heavy smoke and fire showing from a 3-story M/O/R.

Engine 4 stretched in and immediately began an interior attack.  Crews darkened down the fire on the first and second floors.  The rear porch roof ignited as the fire vented out of the rear of the dwelling. 

The 2nd alarm was transmitted immediately sending Engines 10, 13 and 14.  The 3rd alarm was transmitted by Chief 40 (Scheirer) bringing in Engine 11.

Video above from Michael Nester (firtog), Nester Video Production (NVP). Here’s some of what Mike wrote about the fire:

As fire continued to spread and numerous lines were put into service a 4th alarm was transmitted.  5 firefighters suffered injury and were taken to the hospital and 7 homes were damaged by fire.  This was the first fire to hit the city after the new manpower totals were put in place which put one of two tower ladders out of service, That truck ended up being utilized to fight this fire.  Crews remained on scene for several hours knocking down hotspots. 

Video above from Jay Wagner at Northeast Bravest (click here for still pictures). Here’s part of the description with Jay’s video:

The fire eventually took the 2nd and 3rd floors blowing out the roof with extension to multiple exposures, cmd requested the 4th alarm evacuated all companies and went to ladder pipe operations and multiple lines from the exterior. 

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