Operations & Training

Five PA Firefighters Injured after Explosion in 3-Alarm Blaze

Feb. 17, 2020

The blast, which was caused by gases generated from the fire, happened just after an Alliance crew entered the burning Red Lion apartment building, the chief said.

By PennLive staff reports

Source The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.

Five firefighters were injured following an explosion while battling a three-alarm blaze at a York, PA, apartment building Saturday.

Five firefighters were sent to the hospital this weekend after being injured in an explosion while fighting an apartment building fire in York County.

WHTM reports the fire erupted at 125 Henrietta Street in Red Lion around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

No residents were hurt. Chief Scott Gingrich of Alliance Fire and Rescue said the explosion of gases generated by the fire occurred just after a crew from the York Township company entered the building.

All but one of the injured firefighters had been discharged from the hospital by Sunday afternoon. At least 25 adults and 10 children were displaced by the blaze, the Red Cross said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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