Fire at apartment building forces several families from their homes in Bethlehem

  • Source: WFMZ-TV Channel 69 Allentown
  • Published: 09/20/2021 06:44 PM

A quiet Monday night at the Sherwood Town and Country Apartments in Bethlehem quickly turned dangerous. "When they arrived and crews got here flames were through the roof so they called the third alarm," said Bethlehem Fire Chief Warren Achey. Achey says firefighters got the call around 7 p.m. and went right to work. He says everyone made it out safely, but there's a ton of damage. "Literally like that, everything was engulfed in fire. It was literally insane, we got out and as soon as we got out here it was lit," said Cassie Shipps, who lives on the bottom floor of the building. She says the fire started on the top floor and she barely had enough time to get herself and her kids to safety. "The next thing you know we just ran out, they told us to get out, I tried to grab both my cats and we just ran out," Shipps said.



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