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Evacuation at Lehigh County water filtration plant after chemical incident; no immediate public threat

Emergency responders evacuated the Lehigh County Authority water filtration plant after a chemical combination created a potential inhalation hazard, officials said.

Published Nov 6, 2026, 11:19 AM EST | LehighValleyLive

A combination of chemicals forced the evacuation Friday morning of the Lehigh County Authority’s water filtration plant at 1300 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Allentown, authorities said.