Fire rescue in Allentown, Pa. caught on camera

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Allentown fire rescue caught on camera

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Body camera footage captured the moment firefighters rescued a man from a house fire in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

He was one of two people crews saved from the home along the 900 block of North Emery Street on Friday morning.

Firefighters could be heard telling the man to lift his leg out of a window and to take his time to get down to safety.

You see the man climbing out of the window and onto the ladder.

Six people made it out safely and five were taken to local hospitals for treatment.

The Red Cross is assisting the family.

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