Shelter in place order updated after hazardous materials spill prompts evacuation at Allentown water treatment facility

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A shelter in place order has been updated after a hazardous materials spill at the Lehigh County Authority water treatment facility in Allentown.

Allentown Fire Department Capt. of Public Affairs Jon Hammel says the order now covers an area within a half mile radius of the facility. He says the order was changed due to shifting winds.

Hammel says the order previously covered approximately 1 mile south of the facility, between 8th Street and Jefferson Street south to Lehigh Street…

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