21 people, including 8 children, displaced after multi-family house fire in Allentown

Firefighters have cleared out Monday evening after working on a house fire in Allentown for more than 3 hours in intense heat conditions.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Firefighters braved intense heat in Allentown while battling a house fire that displaced several families.

At around 5:30 p.m., sources say firefighters began to work on a fire at a multi-family home on the 1100 block of Hamilton Street in Allentown.

Crews were battling the three-alarm blaze for more than three hours as they worked in already hot weather conditions.

SKYFOX was over the scene and captured several angles of the dwelling house fire.

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The American Red Cross of Greater PA says they assisted 21 people, 13 adults and eight children, following the large fire.

Firefighters cleared the area around 10 p.m, Monday.

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.