Old Factory destroyed in 4 alarm fire in Allentown, PA.

[@Bleriotman]

Really AWESOME photography! This is like a theater movie! Incredibly well done!

[@mariesmith3817]

I lived in Easton, PA for 30 years and hats off always to Allentown. God Bless all that fought this fire. God Bless all firefighters in our world. They are true hero's.

[@Trojanny]

You're lucky. Easton Fire Dept. very good !! (However, A-town & Easton both need $$$ badly)!!

[@Trojanny]

P.S. Also, applause to all the vols. on mutual aid, including those who brought there apparatus in to the 6 empty City stations.

[@MrDnFTurbo]

I’m coming back to see this and I was the closest house near it 😭

[@markdangerfield8140]

Yea

[@deanlabbe9952]

Great video and great job by the firemen. The problem with those old factory building is the floors and all the supports in those buildings is hard wood that has been drying for at least a hundred years. Then the floors are saturated with oil from the machinery that worked there for decades. Once one of those old buildings starts to burn your not going to stop it until every bit of wood has burned.

[@mohammednadeemanwar2213]

I agree. Mill (textile factory) fires in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Oil soaked floors burn through to point, of total destruction of the building. Also noticed bricked up windows, that's also common in UK.

[@paulladuke2259]

I have watched a lot of fire videos over the years and many of yours. This is one of the best.

[@Quadflash]

NW, you have gotten really good with your camera work and post. This was impressive coverage of a gnarly fire. Thanks for your professional work!

[@skymedic48]

Dude, that intro was the best one I've seen! Nice work!

[@DaleDix]

@@sir_weltschmerz Yeah, great for the epilepsy.

[@harrybailey6299]

What makes these fires so hard to fight in these old buildings is that were built without any fire suppression systems in them, before Fire Codes were established.

[@tonyboss3025]

Check out ..Jeff's stang fire ..p4 inferno marcal paper factory a must see unbelievable wow 10 alarm 357k views.

[@genegene002]

Dart_Thrower3 here from Periscope. Outstanding job on this vid! I watched your scope that night. Keep up the great work!

[@firebuffvideo]

Good Stuff, nothing like professionalism and pride in work. . . . What a Job!!!

[@newsworking]

Thanks FBV

[@nancyrauch2644]

Great teamwork ! Thanks for sharing ! :)

[@The13April1987]

Very smart from the beginning to keep FF's safe by distancing them from the structure, anticipating possible collapse.

[@MrLeland337]

love how at 1:15 fire fighter or engineer has a action plan an brings it to the chief. Make it happen ! team work at its best even though he is the boss he is taking ideas from his subornates

[@scottdore4125]

Man Allentown just keeps getting big calls wow great video btw

[@jays106]

This one makes me think about an old factory building next town over from me and it’s a small town here in nh my buddy used to work there before it shut down he said the interior construction is 2x6 on edge al laminated together for floors and they are so soaked with oils and such being and old woolen mill and they lease out some parts of it for other stuff like an auto repair shop. but most of it sits vacant if that ever got started on fire my buddy said it would be almost impossible to put it out would have to try to contain it and let it burn out or tear it down to put it out

[@froey198033]

So you're from N.H. I'm down the road in Fall River,Massachusetts. I've seen a few of these mills burn to the ground. There's been a bunch of mills that have caught fire over the years. At.least 8 to 10 have caught fire and burned down. You're right the floors are soaked with oils from the machinery. I watched one in 2000 burn for over 24 hours. There was nothing the fire fighters could do so they just let it burn itself out. They just watched it to make sure nothing else caught fire but all that was there is a huge parking lot so nothing else could catch fire. It was wild to say the least.

[@s.sestric9929]

@@froey198033 And yet some of those places are being converted into apartments and condos. My friend had a place in an old mill in Lowell. I'm now thinking that it's not such a good idea.

[@johncarnevale9349]

I remember way back when I was a young gun paramedic, came to a fire like this, went up to an old grizzled division chief and told him that you could probably get a two and a half on the right hand side of the building, like he needed my advice. He looked at me and said "yeah, and we can piss on it too."

[@lasalleman]

Nice intro. Great videography!

[@scpd511]

Well, done Bill. Nice work.

[@newsworking]

Thanks!

[@patrickm5951]

Best footage of a fire I’ve ever seen!

[@newsworking]

YouDig ? Thank you!

[@tonyboss3025]

Check out ..Jeff stang fire.. P4 inferno marcal paper factory a must see unbelievable wow 10 alarm 357k views .

[@FireRescue80]

Nice footage.

[@adamhenry5791]

Really well done video 🍻

[@clutch1130]

Great work Bill

[@newsworking]

Thanks Dave!

[@malcolmcossar6447]

Very Dramatic footage!And great job by all departments involved!

[@americaalt]

I was at my uncle's house when it happened, My Cousin's friends came over then left quickly Saying their was a fire near where they live, This Still Haunts me till this very day.

[@MrDnFTurbo]

Vietnam Tree Fighter If i was at my house I would’ve gotten sick my house is the closest house to this

[@jayasmrmore3687]

@@MrDnFTurbo then you need to drive away immediately

[@MrDnFTurbo]

@@jayasmrmore3687 I’m a kid lol

[@MrDnFTurbo]

@@jayasmrmore3687 I was like nine

[@JLS66715]

Awesome video at 17:44 !!

[@HugsBach]

Sad to see the old factory building go but, great Firefighters!

[@MrDnFTurbo]

I couldn’t stand looking at that thing every day.Now I don’t live there but one thing I hated is every time it rained it smelled like smoke

[@DarrylKing-ur5km]

Spectacular Fire The Men The Trucks The Water Every Resource was Overwhelmed on the Fire

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

The closeups on the flames looked like what I imagine the fires of hell, incredible footage. Did you notice the purple flames coming out of one of the windows, can’t imagine the chemicals leached into the wood there.

[@ElizabethHenninger]

Really messed me up. This came on and I immediately know where it was,but it brought back mixed emotions,since that way where I got my first job.So many memories both good and bad,loss of friends.

[@jackcain9500]

I as a retired firefighter, any video that young firefighters can get their hands on or view will be training for their carreers.And may save them or their brothers live someday.

[@benpope6450]

It was a hell of a fire/arson..hats off to everyone who was there to help

[@kimberlyboysza4954]

I never thought of myself as a hero. It was a job and someone had to do it. I loved my time with my brothers and sister. The best part of the job was teaching fire prevention and taking Santa out on the fire truck giving bags of candy to all the kids. Mer I do, make sure Christmas to everyone. Stay safe. If you like real Christmas trees like I do keep them away from the heat and water them daily.

[@bighamm110]

Wow what a intro. Love your videos

[@froey198033]

We have a bunch of those mills in Fall River, Massachusetts. At one time Fall River was the largest producer of cotton in the world, so there used to be a ton of these mills but a bunch burned down. I've watched a few burn down and they burn forever. I watched 2 mills burn for more than 24 hours +.

[@benandemmasmom]

This fire brought the name of a local real estate to me for the first time. Nate Hyman. Here he refused to take responsibility for cleaning this up (owned the building). Now I get to see his name every time I look to the top of the Livingston Apts, hoping to celebrate the incredible architecture, now obscured.

[@Bleriotman]

What did this factory produce?

[@davidglaum2538]

I see one good thing. At least the wind was calm making it easier to get a water stream in the right place.

[@Pav500]

Your intro is amazingly epic.

[@Twobarpsi]

We had a band room in the basement. I think there were three sub grade floors. We were on the bottom. There were stairs and a cargo elevator. The smell and amount of crap/junk in there was unbelievable! Had we been rehearsing, I don't think we would have made it out. In fact I know we wouldn't have. As unsafe as Croc Rocks!

[@carterthemedic3384]

The intro might be better than the video! It’s so cool!

[@Scottish-girl]

Love the intro

[@robinblitz5213]

What was being stored in that building to cause such black smoke ?

[@danielheartsill4269]

I don't know your age but the old time floor sweep that was used to keep dust down and get dirt off the floors was oil soaked sawdust. In an old building like this the floors were wood. The oil soaked into the wood floors making for a good fire and probably black smoke. Just a thought.

[@Twobarpsi]

Lots of junk. We had a band room in the basement. The smell and amount of crap in there was unbelievable!

[@benpope6450]

I'm just wondering..i live right behind where this fire took place..im not judging or anything but why were not more companies called into help? I'm sure more aerials like cetronia..or other local companies called..it was a horrible fire and all involved did an amazing job it just seems like more help was needed

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

I see on Google Earth what looks like this building still standing. Was it repaired or was that photo taken before the fire?

[@FireRescue80]

It's gone. It was demolished just a few days after it burned.

[@ph11p3540]

It's a factory. In this case, it manufactured fire as it's last product.

[@billjenkins687]

Brilliant analysis.

[@tonyboss3025]

nice video man also check out 10 alarm see jeff stang fire p4 inferno marcal paper factory a must see unbelievable wow

[@mariesmith3817]

This is one reason I believe all cities need to invest in tearing down old vacant buildings. Thank God no one was injured.

[@WitchidWitchid]

They are made of brick and stone but they have a lot of lumber within. Not to mention a century or more of paint, varnish, and floor wax. Plus grease, chemicals, etc. from whatever kind of manufacturing was done inside.

[@mariesmith3817]

I was wondering who would be called in for aid and I saw was Western Salisbury.

[@jacam6586]

Damn fire 🔥 in the hole

[@ИгорьФилиппов-б2р]

Вы молодцы.это великий труд.вы делаете то что не каждый сможет.спасибо вам.просто по человечески.

[@gordonhammond9200]

Let the fire burn hot and clean it up. Less demolition needed

[@adielawson7179]

What was the factory? Like what did they make? Was it still active at the time?

[@MrDnFTurbo]

Idk I forgot what it was And it was not active but I know that people smashed the windows and I know cuz I live the House next to it

[@MrDnFTurbo]

5:36

[@Twobarpsi]

Lots of junk. We had a band room in the basement. The smell and amount of crap in there was unbelievable!

[@judis.1810]

What type of factory had it once been, any idea?

[@newsworking]

Cigar factory

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Not criticizing, but why were the towers and ariels not placed earlier in fire. I know the ground monitor were helping some but ladders up seemed delayed.

[@brainfreeze44131]

Listen about 1 minute in. They are going to put an aerial ladder behind the fenced area. He says wait till he gets the power lines down, which I assume is turned off. Then listen at 2:50 to a little over 3 minutes. You can see the one FF telling the other FF to cut down the fence. He doesn't want the ladder that to close to the building encase the wall falls.

[@pg9144]

"Not criticizing but".....right!

[@thomasmarks5497]

Also were getting the collapse zone established. Its obvious that this is a loss so protecting everyone was priority. Great question Sir

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@brainfreeze44131 This was shoddy work overall. They lost the whole building. Did not put in aerials early enough and failed to deliver an effective internal attack. May as well have just let it burn and protected bravo and charlie exposures for all the good they did.

[@8075771]

AFD only had 1 aerial in service since manning had dropped the second aerial was OOS for a number of years. The BC called for 3 mutual aid aerials immediately enroute to the fire. 2nd floor was fully involved extending to the 3rd floor. This was the 3rd suspicious fire in the span of a couple months. No saving it.

[@daviddonaghy7568]

Probably arson for insurance. Maybe someone squatting there or maybe burning it down just to be destructive.

[@froey198033]

Or maybe it was bad electrical. It could've been a few thing's that caused the fire.

[@msmariann6598]

ty firemen....god bless

[@jeffersonmahon3808]

Great job you guys have water on the fire unlike FDNY

[@williamschlenger1518]

Another no longer needed factory from the past.

[@gingerbread6614]

Way to go guys. It’s great seeing them do their thing. Luv ya firemen. And thank you news service.

[@johncarnevale9349]

No criticism because what else are you going to do but probably just best to let this fire rip through the floors and go through the roof. Take your time setting up your tower ladders cuz you're going to be there all night surrounding and drowning anyway. Ain't no way in the world you're putting out that fire with two and a halfs from the street, not going to happen. Now I understand why the old timers would slow everyone down when they went defensive just let the thing get cooking blow through the roof do its collapsing whatever it's going to do and then just start drowning it. The reason they did that, because it's going to happen anyway. It can happen quick or you can delay it by pouring water on it for no reason.

[@gregggoss2210]

What was this place when it was operating? What kind of fireload was involved here?

[@Trojanny]

Allentown - Some product stored, NO sprinklers. Owner wanted to turn it into apartments, and had just gotten turned down by City. (You do the math.......)!!

[@carloscortes5570]

@@Trojanny yea!! Thats exactly what i thought..plus fire spread around too quickly in multiple floors!!$$$$

[@stevenwagner4758]

It was a old storage facility

[@Twobarpsi]

Lots of junk. We had a band room in the basement. The smell and amount of crap in there was unbelievable!

[@43troy1]

Hyman will now have brand new apartments built on this property!

[@tonyboss3025]

Check out ..Jeff stang fire.. P4, inferno marcal paper factory.a must see unbelievable wow 10 alarm 357k views.

[@MrDnFTurbo]

Rn it looks like a mess cuz I live right next to it

[@yiraidanysdelgado4269]

There are always fires in Allentown. Since I live there like 9 year ago my neighbor apartment burn and they never fix it till last year (2020)

[@rhacker3058]

Where does all that water go? In the Olympic sized pool in the basement?

[@andrecureton6862]

Firefighters are the real heroes of America

[@peterarvanitis6497]

Excellent Clip there

[@newsworking]

Thanks Peter!

[@barbannco]

nowhere near enough hoses on a fire that size.....????

[@benpope6450]

I'm no professional but that was clearly intentionally set..just saying

[@vanessahuman7607]

Was it abandoned and was it arson

[@rickvaiBBB]

Now that's how it's done.

[@davidsmith3736]

That's a hot oven

[@sarahivsutterb747]

Amazing fire but also sad! By the way, do you know that in Munich there was a fire in the National Theater in the 19th century and the fire fighter hadn't enough water to shut the fire down and so they were forced to take beer from the legendary Hofbräuhaus (Hofbrauhouse) to get the fire under control! Isn't it funny to hear, or isn't it????? Lovely greetings from Sarah and have a great and peaceful day and stay safe out there and take care of you 👍☺💖👍☺💖👍☺💖👍☺💖👍☺💖

[@billcook9313]

Why do they leave these old factories standing.it risks firefighters lives and its a waste of resources to try and save these places. Its a dilapidated old building no one will ever use it. Pa is a dead state.nothing will ever happen there but poverty and drug addiction. Im from erie originally. Its the same there.old firetrap buildings that are now useless

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

In just 10 minutes the smoke is getting so thick that the firemen searching for hydrants are using torches! Given the fact the the whole building was already on fire from one end to the other, the "mice with matches" (see below) MUST have been some arsonist who had spread gasoline everywhere and then had thrown a match.

[@FloridaCatholicGuy]

Cause was mice with matches.

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

"Pyro - mouse inc."

[@edwu8253]

2 yrs really flew by

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

Great job. Did they demolishion building yet?

[@newsworking]

Christopher niles Coughlin demolition starts tomorrow (Friday).

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

Cool nice work as always

[@MrDnFTurbo]

Now it’s just dirt and grass

[@darrylking2500]

Place a Call for All 2000 GPM 100Ft Tower ladders with Duel Nozzles Feed them All 5 Inch Supply Lines An let them Drown the Place Sticks are Ok but they just can't Throw the amount of water a Tower can !

[@potatolew4495]

Tower ladder 15:30

[@terekwhite9712]

What was the cause?

[@drutalero2962]

Nice job AFD!

[@margoplayz2326]

I go there I live in Allentown

[@firechaser21]

Did the firefighters go in at all or there just stay defensive

[@newsworking]

Defensive from the start.

[@jays106]

That’s definitely a hot one blue flames at the 15:04 mark

[@donnie017]

Is that one guy’s real name Cannonball?

[@8075771]

Nickname

[@johngoglia6981]

Chief returned all units but 511..518.. Chief unit.. dispatch was befuddled until they realized the hidden dangers

[@robertoellison348]

GOD BLESS THE ALLENTOWN PA FIRE DEPARTMENT.......10-15-2019............

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Too slow, they lost the whole building. They needed to knock out the heat with deck guns first, followed by a swift inside attack to knock the remainder of fire down before it spread. Instead they were just wandering around spraying the brickwork with the odd hose. That wont put the fire out!

[@s.sestric9929]

Firefighters don't risk their lives going into places like that anymore. If there's no one inside to rescue they contain it from the outside.

[@jimjonrs3932]

Build the wall.

[@michaelboccino5251]

If This Old Factory Had A Working Sprinkler system It Probably would Have Kept it Down For Awhile ' Fire Prevention Stops Fires ' That Building Would of Made A Great Apt Complex or Condo's

[@FireRescue80]

Ok boomer.

[@ManoliGreek2640]

No way does that smoke not have asbestos in it...

[@retiredarthritic2083]

The Greek Asbestos has been getting removed from all structures for safe disposal. It may or not be present in this fire however that is not the only carcinogen or toxins that are in smoke from all fires. Phosgene is a gas found in fire smoke and it is very deadly starting in concentrations as little as 3 PPM. Hydrogen Sulfide H2S can be deadly at 100 PPM. The particulates in fire smoke can cause lung diseases like Emphysema, C.O.P.D., chronic bronchial Asthma and cancer of the lungs and any other primary site Cancer. That is why fire fighters are required to be on air prior to entering the hot zone. This is true also for fire fighters in the warm zone for extended periods of time. The cold zone is for rehabbing crews and support units and these do not require the use of S.C.B.A.

[@KGB23CIA]

Wayyy,Spillberg on here😎😎😎😎

[@hillbilly4555]

Helps a lot for the chiefs to stand around talking

[@markdangerfield2093]

105 is new they can fight back

[@uwelehner8466]

Feuerwehr ohne Drehleiter! Das gibt es in den USA!

[@AZAFVET]

Read story here. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Allentown-Pennsylvania-Vacant-Warehouse-Four-Alarm-Fire--495596441.html

[@marinawigger2320]

😟

[@mpalaskokkalis1476]

Δύσκολη η κατάσβεση του κτιρίου όπως φαίνεται η φωτιά στο εσωτερικό του κτιρίου είναι μεγάλη όμως αν πέσουν πολλά νερά υπό πίεση θα τεθεί υπό έλεγχο η φωτιά αλλά θα πάρει πολλή ώρα .

[@jeffersonmahon3808]

Still not the greatests in the world ether

[@michaelboccino5251]

No Building Sprinklers Obviously

[@dr69296]

michael boccino the building is abandoned. Nothing to protect.

[@michaelboccino5251]

@@dr69296 Property Needs to be Protected '

[@FireRescue80]

@@michaelboccino5251 I guess you don't know anything about fire stuff do you dumbass?

[@michaelboccino5251]

@@FireRescue80 I'm an Engineer Asshole

[@johngoglia6981]

1st alarm brought 2 buckets 23-5...44-5.truck.65-5.. engines 231,232,651..652..441,442, 511,512,,, rescue 516,236, 446

[@violenceisfun991]

Death toll = not enough. Failure, this movie is wank bruv