HOUSE EXPLODES AND burns 10 rowhomes in Allentown, PA.

[@shelbymccoy3936]

I used to take emergency calls for a gas company in PA. Firefighters going into such a situation is exceptionally dangerous because there can be pockets of gas, blowing gas,etc until they get the gas turned off and out of the pipes. Great job firefighters!! Thanks Bill for your excellent work as always!!

[@DevilsDragon33]

UGI has determined that there was no sign of a gas explosion, but still under investigation...

[@paulzeigler7616]

@@DevilsDragon33 that's nonsense. The whole front brick wall of the one building is out into the street on arrival ....

[@ferdgreenblatt6011]

About ten yrs ago, there was a similar incident in the 500 block of N 13th St: a gas leak and explosion followed by a massive fire. This was across the street from where my cousin's family had lived for 30 yrs. That block was never rebuilt and is just a patch of grass. The cast iron gas mains (8" I think) were laid in the 1920s. At the time of that fire, it took hours for the authorities to locate the gas shutoff valve. This situation is absurd. Incidents like this will continue until definitive repairs are made.

[@ruthsanchez7220]

I live in Allentown too W-O-W 🙆😮 very scary...

[@ruthsanchez7220]

I remember that explosion ten years ago W-O-W 🙆😮

[@tabby6681]

My mom lives across the street from there in the north towers

[@cheerfulsatanist]

I think when gross towers went up in the 90s that was gas related as well.

[@moemcgovern7345]

I remember that one.

[@crippledbeast_U-toob]

So.. At 6:05, there is a pile of brick and debris in middle of street, how is that not an explosion and signs of an explosion? Referring to the update at end if description saying there was no explosion. That is fishy.

[@brichardsfourty]

I swear I have so much love for the fire department people because they put their lives on the line every single day to save mine and everybody else’s lives they are awesome people God bless the fire department around the world God bless you And we will never forget September 11, 2001 to all fire department people we lost on September 11, 2001

[@gingerbread6614]

Great film. And the firemen did great. Thanks to all of the firemen & all who helped.

[@maggiemcmac8273]

I always feel sorry for fire victims. Even with insurance, you never really get back to normal.

[@kiawalker1272]

Wow! No deaths thank God!

[@danielheartsill4269]

I don't care how much insurance you have first you have to fight them to get them to pay. Then there are things most people have mostly older people that money can not replace. That is the sad part.

[@crazyboy-uo7bi]

Bro I’m glad I was not hurt the 2 house is my

[@nycpat5690]

Bill you are amazing for the job that did filming the was incredible right in the action 3 hours footage! I'm so glad that more people wasn't killed. As always great job!👍

[@railtie765]

Hats off to the first responders for they endless work, good video also🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒

[@tamlewis9690]

This is why Allentown needs to stop building stuff and fix the dame gas pipes under theses houses ...The pipes are from the 1800 as old as Allentown ..Thank god nobody was hurt,Hopefully no animals were hurt as well,Animals are family members too

[@jakeg3126]

It says no evidence of explosion or gas leak in thumbnail

[@tamlewis9690]

@@jakeg3126 it says house explodes and burns 10 row homes

[@specialist4luciek425]

@@tamlewis9690 read the update

[@franciscaalvarado8376]

I live in Allentown. my God daughter lost her home to this fire. they got out just before the roof caved in. she's 6 and the saddest thing to hear is her tell me that she lost everything and has nothing and that she is homeless now. my baby will always have a home as long as I do.

[@bluntville86crab48]

henny vibes I lost my place in that fire too but funny thing was I was at work n I thought I was gonna come home after a long day n nope not the slightest fucking chance I came home to a desaster sorry about ur loss I hope the city or whoever really actually helps me u n those who lost everything

[@lisascarrott6142]

I hope you both fully recover and you found and your god child found a new home to go to same with the person who was at work that day and come home to this my heart goes out to both of you buildings can be rebuilt. People can replace items lives cant be replaced but it's still awful and I know whats it like i really do. I can only hope the worker and the god child can move on and try to rebuild their lives to. My thoughts are with everyone here please accept my deepest thoughts being in house fire I cant think of anything worse it stays with you sorry to know you both lost your homes but I hope you all can move forward thats why I do believe in fire sprinkles in all flats homes hotels work places and officers

[@franciscaalvarado8376]

Alex Taylor so sorry that you had to get out of work and not have a home. I hope Allentown does everything they can to help you...

[@franciscaalvarado8376]

Lisa Scarrott thank you for the kind words. my god daughter is currently with her mother. she was living with her father at the time of the fire. she's young enough to not worry about it for so long but old enough to know she lost everything. it's a shame. I hope Allentown steps it up and get these families the relief they need.

[@lisabeebe1863]

Amen there where no deaths. This could have ended so differently. Item always can be replaced. Lives can not. God Bless all involved. 💜

[@donnaknudson7296]

I think he was making the point of it taking so long to find the gas shutoff valve and of the gas system being so old is because those are things can cost lives. An old gas system and no maps for shut off valves is very very dangerous. I believe that was the main point he was trying to make.

[@thomasmiller815]

3 hours of filming into 27 minutes looks a whole lot different from this camera compared to the live shot good job bill

[@newsworking]

Thanks Tom!

[@brickleyyard4966]

Lol where can I find the full 3 hours

[@susandaniell]

W %aQoo

[@jonarmedpiandsecurityoffic9051]

19:00 when the hoses aren't getting the windows, you resort to more medieval methods 😂😂😂😂😂

[@alfheib]

Way to go Allentown Police for helping pulling hose …

[@toddd.7924]

Allentown had 2 aerials. Truck 1 & Truck 2. And Engine 11 from the South Side also has a stick on it. OOS or cutbacks? Thought they would've been put in service from the get-go.

[@layalopez5390]

I heard the fire trucks from 2nd street and immediately got to praying. I knew something bad had to be happening. So thankful everyone survived. 🙏🏽

[@cherylreitz4779]

I live in a town home in Allentown off of S. 18th Street this is always my greatest fear. Glad nobody was hurt or killed. Good job by the Allentown F.D.

[@akbauer2525]

Part of why I moved out of A'town.

[@JakeW26]

Loving this footage Bill! Good stuff my brotha! Stay safe man! God bless!

[@the0016483]

I’m from Allentown pa seen the whole thing my friend lost his home Bc of the fire but thank god him and his family is okay the firefighters and EMT DID a great job

[@Sajoma1]

Im from Allentown as well and this is sad to watch

[@nanook637]

Forgot how to use the tower ladder?

[@seangiffin3308]

if there is no evidence to support an explosion then can someone explain how all that brick and and stuff got out in the street from that house cause it could not have just fallen and made a mess like that could it?

[@skipd9164]

If there was an x you would see debri from the inside all over the area surrounding the building . 20 yrs with a large gas utility in Massachusetts. The bricks would not of been thrown unless a major x and I'm taking a complete collapse of the structure . I can tell you from the video at the beginning it does not look like an x. If you have worked in the industry its pretty easy to tell if it was an x. A lot of arsonist think just make it look like a gas problem but thats hard with today's science

[@luiscolon2696]

I live in Allentown not far from here and I'm happy no one was hurt!!! But wen will this stop!! They need to really fix this gas pipe problem asap!!! I'm really thinking about moving out of PA!!! Once one house goes on fire, They all go down in fire and that's scary smh

[@christinelumley5775]

No evidence of an explosion? Except the whole front of the house is in the road.

[@paulzeigler7616]

Exactly.

[@timmied8461]

Great job by everyone who was there, including you shooting your video! Which was not an easy task I'm sure! That was a stubborn fire, it's hard to believe that fire could withstand all that water, but it wasn't going to be done until it damns near burns everything up!

[@philepstein524]

Doesn't Allentown have any aerial equipment? I don't see the sense in shooting water from the ground into the air.

[@robertaverill936]

I was 3 blocks away..It cracked my wondows...

[@robertaverill936]

Windows..

[@donaldthomas1963]

Wonder why they did not work the fire from adjacent rooftops next door to prevent spreading on roof?

[@johndavis6119]

Why no areal attack?

[@poppajoebeneckesr7573]

As always great job capturing and sharing Bill

[@pamhofmeister2531]

Did a great job on this video. Greatful thanks to all the resonders fighting this fire...🤗🤗

[@engineco.1494]

Great job! Those old buildings are death traps for firefighters

[@ElectricAngel19]

and the people who have to live in them

[@davidglaum2538]

You sure do have a lot of wires and lines that get in your way. I bet it’s a problem to work around them.

[@marisavona]

Yes thats what I noticed in all videos, but in America they don't pass them in the grounds?

[@jacobjones4766]

@@marisavona they do in newer developments but allentown was built for the time of the horse and buggy it would cost so much money to redo the electrical grid

[@Trojanny]

Why won't Allentown ever put on the flood lights ? ??

[@skipd9164]

I worked for a large gas utility in Massachusetts. Been to a couple of x s. One involved a homeowner trying to rid his yard of rodents. Poured gasoline in holes in backyard. Of course fumes migrated in uto basement. Wife was doing dishes in sink watching husband. Boom back of house blew off. Outside layer. I arrived firefighters were discreetly smiling as i looked for command on scene. I passed a wife ripping into her husband. No one injured and wasn't natural gas.

[@debbiemaccabe1929]

Bill what a night this was , But as always Newsworking had it all the way, Thank you Bill for doing what you do ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JaneaBG]

Im so happy no one was. Was hurt during this except the fire fighter doing his job. God was watching over them all.

[@gerriehoffman2228]

I live in Allentown what is the date this happened?

[@richardthornton3051]

I d like to know why they didnt use the tower ladder on the roof area

[@LovStorms]

Awesome video and why wasn't there a tower truck spraying water on the roof

[@markdeprimo2860]

I wasn't there but judging by the video there was a lot of wires surrounding the building (18:47), not to mention the really narrow streets.

[@mariasontiago723]

I live on Erie ND have a lot of family in Allentown the fire is really bad pray that everyone is safe prayers

[@Billycv62]

as a former firefighter I find AFD incompetent with regards to fire fighting capability and technique in how this fire was approached and fought. towers/ladder trucks should have been utilized muck sooner. If that were my dwelling I would have accused them of incompatibly.

[@Ryan29236]

@@Billycv62 but it was not yours so... And I dont think you were there to know the specifics of what happened. But your opinion is noted.

[@JDSWeather]

Probably because of all the powerlines would be my guess

[@stephenjohnson1208]

With so many units on scene,how do they keep track of personel and equipment.?

[@davidscherer3392]

Nice to see policemen helping firemen where they can.

[@k0smon]

Why so slow with the ladder pipes?

[@Radionut]

Was the explosion before the firetrucks got there and before you started filming? I watch the whole video expecting to see an explosion but didn’t. Wow what a fire that was I’m glad no one got hurt. Excellent job on the video of this event

[@jakeg3126]

Radionut R No explosions or gas leaks according to thumbnail, I was waiting for a bang

[@americo2]

Very nice coverage,thanks for posting !

[@chrisurbanski2616]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing!

[@davidharris2519]

so if there was no explosion how did all the bricks get in the street

[@mauriceriddick4168]

Glad no one was hurt. We all know the history of our city with explosions. 5th and Gordon, Gross Towers, Wyoming st, 13th st....

[@andyharrier]

I used to live in Allentown near where that happened I live in two towns over my girlfriend works in a school in Allentown center City one of her students was put out by this explosion no one died thank God and they stated that this was not a gas explosion but they don't know what it was yet.

[@brandonlee9238]

Great job Allentown FD 👍!! 🇺🇸

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

Great coverage of fire 10 house s wow nice work man!

[@Quickcall]

What was the reason for the evacuation in homes across the street?

[@edwinstacks7467]

Quickcall gas explosion

[@JDSWeather]

Quickcall standard protocol/ procedure anytime there's a Natural Gas or Propane explosion it's done to prevent any other explosions

[@bramwellprice8833]

Whose to say that the explosion can't continue all over the block better safe than sorry

[@______-id5ud]

good catch as always. strong work brothers! stay safe

[@angelanatiya]

I live 2 blocks away this is the 2nd one we had in a few years its scary thank god everyone made it out but the first one few years back we had lives lost prayers to all

[@wizessbu_fn]

I was apart of the 10 rows an looking back In 2022 still hurts me all the sh*t I lost

[@DaveH046]

Not sure of the exact sequence of this video because it looks like it's chopped up pretty good but why was the tower and ladder truck so late in getting set up? Seemed on the initial attack a chief would have had those right behind the first engine. Would have probably saved some time fighting the fire from above rather than from the ground.

[@amodernphoenix]

This is a gas explosion, fueled by a burst gas line that was still open. It didn't matter where the hoses were, that fire was not going out until the gas was shut off. There are electric wires in front of and behind these homes. Combine that with narrow streets and positioning an aerial safely was very difficult.

[@DaveH046]

@@amodernphoenix Thanks for the explanation. 👍👍

[@af.7992]

@@amodernphoenix so what was the true cause of the fire since the gas reason has already been proved false? And could using some natural gas detection equipment have shown if it was present in the areas where the fire was, wouldn't it? Just asking questions. Was the investigation finalized and the results made public? If so, do you know what the findings were? Thank you in advance for any additional information on this fire.

[@daveme7]

Question: there is a date for when this was published but nothing else. Was this something new or these that happened a few years ago? Right now living in a foreign country so if this was recent-either way thanks for squaring me away

[@Khanslady]

daveme7 Emme this happened the other night, yes, very recent.

[@moemcgovern7345]

They have So many row home Fires, in Allentown. Why?

[@timweis3265]

Probably all section 8 and the renters don't give a shit.

[@poofismdg1985]

i live a few blocks away n we lost power later that day but the fire department said they where still putting out fires around 3pm

[@ireland1953]

Does anyone know how the fire started?

[@mastojiratkach7761]

Porch light is a trooper

[@beavervalleyupdatesmore740]

Wow excellent footage great job

[@michaelnowak4078]

Great video, so sad people lost their homes...

[@albertpijler8326]

good job Respect for the Fire man God bless them .

[@damerob9892]

this is way better than wfmz , the morning call good job whoever did this

[@stephensmith7502]

Where the hell are there ladder trucks ?

[@donwon6767]

Just who invented these "Row Homes" anyway?

[@katiekane5247]

Greedy developers with NO regard for human lives! Where I live in Georgia, they're constantly lowering the distance between houses despite several fires that have decimated neighborhoods. I watch the zoning requests in my local paper & attend board of commissioners meetings to speak in opposition. They don't even ask fire service for their opinion, SMH.

[@indiald3373]

@@katiekane5247 Greedy developers will be the death of us.

[@katiekane5247]

@@indiald3373 greedy everything, it's truly a rot in society. Three families have more money than the other 50% combined in the 🇺🇸, big change is needed for the good of all. Peace to you!

[@abbywoo5716]

Democrats...

[@originalgboy7649]

Card board houses with no fire brick wall between them glad every one was safe

[@rr8753]

Those ladder trucks should have had their lifts up and help with fighting the fire on the roof ASAP!

[@amodernphoenix]

Let the professionals do their job...

[@maddog2771]

To many power line's in the way

[@johnfitzgerald764]

Most of them are probably cable & phone lines & 1/4 or more are not in service-just left there to be in the way

[@YTasct]

I'm sure this cameraman/women is also a great photographer too. Great job!!

[@ChumlyPage]

God bless these guys

[@fishsticks88]

This did not even come across my scanner I wonder y its only 1 county over

[@randyshenk2109]

Glad that no lives were lost . It was poor positioning of equipment that the latter trucks couldn't get closer .

[@acer696969]

the fire is worse now then when they first started

[@lisascarrott6142]

Awful to watch I love older buildings but in cases of fire and explosions they can be dangerous to live in. I hope no one got hurt or died. This would be my worst nightmare being in a fire as bad as this I was to in a house fire twice but only small ones nothing drastic my mums chip pan caught fire and then 10 years later her cooker caught fire I received 2nd degree burns and also it left me traumatised to I cant imagine having to survive a fire like this. Thank you for the firemen and women who was their that night it could have been so much worse at my mums house we could have lost our home and belongings. I know clothes can be replaced but old photos cant be

[@JDSWeather]

Was this originally on Periscope?

[@gregadomeit4020]

With in the first minute I thought I heard two mag dumps from a pistol. Must have been responders knocking on doors. Hopefully no injuries but alot of people are basically homeless until shelter can be arranged

[@joedorreman8347]

How no tower ladder trucks were used? Most of the fire was on the roof and cockloft. An attack from thr top was warrented.Probably could have saved some of the 10 units..The fire was way to strong to fight it just from the ground.If they did use them they waited a long time to set them up. me yo set them up.

[@jz1340]

Well Played....Great Video!

[@daro2262]

Doesn't look like there is no latter?

[@hollyaveryt3889]

Thank God for our Volunteer Firefighter‼️ I just hope we can ALL donate money, food, pots & pans, dishes, towels, a couple of TVs, gaming equipment, car, truck, simulators, especially their uniforms, their hats with face masks to protect them from head to toe, as well as, oxygen masks and tanks for them. Some, well actually, A LOT of them cannot get good rest as they desperately need. I wish we could get our brave men & women some nice beds and pillows for each of them. Their rest is so important for them, as well as, good, nutritional food their bodies need. I also would like to see workout machines in all of our Fire houses, even a pool inside for relaxation for ALL of them across or nation. Anything else we could do for them. 👍✌️❤️❤️💖💖💓💓😃😉

[@paul7232]

Looks like They saved the facia board…..but lost the roof.

[@progressamerica8514]

I wanna know how he heck did he explosion happen?

[@Riteaidbob]

Narrow streets and millions of over head wires makes for no ladder trucks that I could see. That roof needed an air attack. Too bad. OH WAIT. Closer to the end.

[@juliecasey5196]

Great footage

[@debbiemaccabe1929]

The live feed was not that good. But this, this is amazing wonderful,wonderful Job Bill.

[@jonrmahnke]

That's what you get when you mash homes that close together. Sucks to be them.

[@justanotherghost4589]

Right after I saw this, they mentioned it coming up on the news, anyways damn, this is unfortunate to see.

[@pilotbartramnon-flyingvide7684]

you were only missing German Heinkels and Air raid sirens, this was kind spooky - images from this video them in the allyway were very similar to the images of the firefighters during the Blitz of London.

[@edwu8253]

That goodness it wasnt a very windy night

[@9733helen]

most old homes probably don't have updated electrical boxes...

[@andrecureton6862]

I used to live in that one horsemen town

[@cheerfulsatanist]

We have three horses now sir. Granted one is dead, but he still shows up so we count him.

[@againsthell1908]

A house exploded in nanticoke today

[@g8trlvrjr]

So much wasted water, why would you set up a hose to continuously spray one spot the whole damn thing is on fire not just one spot. Even when using a fire extinguisher you use a sweeping motion not just stand there and spray a one spot. I totally respect fire fighters for the job they do, but this department don't seem to good along with whoever recorded this. Other than that great....?

[@Trojanny]

-- Yet they keep the reds flashing !!! (Makes scene more unclear & upsetting )!

[@______-id5ud]

5:32 shows a cop living his dream...

[@vanessahuman7607]

Arson?

[@moemcgovern7345]

That's really bad!

[@raymondroy4180]

good job filming it thx

[@blakeybw]

Awesome job!

[@hukihu4873]

And what do we learn!! Don t play with matches.

[@franbertrand7213]

if this was 30 minutes ago it looks like it was filmed last night

[@nightwolf8335]

Its was early this morning

[@edwinstacks7467]

It happened at 3am