Crews battling massive fire in Allentown

Crews are battling a monolithic occurrence successful Allentown, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night, and residents adjacent the blaze are being asked to evacuate their homes.

According to Lehigh County Dispatch, the six-alarm occurrence started burning astatine an aged commercialized gathering successful Allentown astir 8:40 p.m. The blaze besides dispersed to a location crossed the street.

PPL Electric Utilities unopen disconnected powerfulness successful the area, and astir 3,600 customers are without power.

CBS News Philadelphia

Officials are asking radical successful Allentown to structure successful spot arsenic crews conflict the fire. Any residents connected the 300 artifact of Front Street are being asked to exit their homes done their backyards. 

So far, nary injuries person been reported.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.

In:

• Lehigh Valley
• Allentown
• Lehigh County