Row House Fire Kills Four People

A fire in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, whipped through a row house on Sunday, killing four people and extensively burning one resident who jumped from a second story window to escape. High winds and the collapse of the building's rubber roof complicated efforts to rescue residents and control the blaze. The intensity of the fire was too much for them to advance too far. It sadly destroyed all three homes in the building about 4:30 a.m. and appeared concentrated in the middle residence. Each home was occupied, but officials did not immediately know how many people were inside or how many escaped.