Fire Rips Through Hellertown Shop

March 2, 2007 Pennsylvania - A fast-moving fire consumed a thrift store and at least five apartment units Thursday morning in Hellertown. The fire started around 10 a.m. in the building that houses the New Beginning Thrift Shop in the 1000 block of Main Street. No one was injured in the fire, according to a supervisor with Northampton County Control. As firefighters from at least five companies helped fight the blaze, residents from the nearby Saucon Valley Manor were evacuated for a few hours because ...