Watch PA Crews Save Residents from Nursing Home Fire

Sept. 23, 2019
Dramatic video shows firefighters from multiple companies pulling seven people from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility in Upper Macungie Township.

Dramatic video shows firefighters from multiple companies rescuing seven residents from a three-alarm blaze at a Pennsylvania senior living facility early Sunday.

The blaze broke out just before 3 a.m. at the Heather Glen Assisted Living facility in Upper Macungie Township. More than 80 residents escaped the burning building, with crews using ground ladders to reach and save at least seven people.

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze, which took about two hours to contain the blaze. Fire companies from Lehigh, Berks and Northampton counties responded to the call.