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Steam mistaken for fire at apartment building

Heard on: Lehigh PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
02:28
00:00
(number withheld) East Marsh Street, apartment building five.
audio iconFire & Arson
E St, Allentown, PA 18102
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Allentown responded to reports of smoke or fire at an apartment complex on East Marsh Street. Upon investigation, they discovered the issue was a broken hot water line releasing steam rather than an active fire. Residents were briefly evacuated while maintenance personnel secured the problem, and the situation was resolved without injuries.

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