ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A massive fire along the city’s riverfront knocked down an old furniture factory and damaged seven rowhomes ablaze across the street late Wednesday night.
The six-alarm inferno kicked off around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday in the former American Atelier building and quickly spread as crews battled flames from North Street and Riverside Drive.
Lehigh Valley residents reported seeing flames and smoke as far away as Quakertown and Whitehall.
More than two dozen residents, including six children, were displaced and are being helped by the Pennsylvania Rivers Chapter of the American Red Cross…