Federal and local authorities are investigating a car explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, killed at least one person.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Federal and local authorities are investigating a car explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, killed at least one person.
Assistant Police Chief Gail Struss said early Sunday that the blast happened on a city street around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. She says, « We can confirm that there is at least one fatality. »
Details are scant. Residents were asked to avoid the area, and people who live nearby were asked to shelter in place. A shelter was set up at a nearby elementary school.
City, state and Lehigh County authorities are investigating along with the FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
