78-Year-Old Man Dead After Two-Alarm Fire Rips Through Allentown Home, Officials Say
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- A 78-year-old man is dead after a fire ripped through a home in Allentown. The flames broke out around 10 p.m. Wednesday on the 2700 block of Tilgham Street.
Eyewitness News is told the fire quickly grew to two alarms.
Crews placed the flames under control just before 10:30 p.m.
Officials say 78-year-old Richard Bold was pronounced dead at 10:35 p.m.
There is no information on what sparked the fire at this time.
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