3 dead after the explosion of a car on the street during an "isolated incident"

A car exploded on a downtown street in what the authorities called a "criminal incident", killing three people and resulting in an on-site shelter order for locals and an investigation by state and federal authorities and local.

The explosion at Allentown that occurred around 9:30 pm On Saturday, three men were killed, said Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim on Sunday afternoon. The autopsies were scheduled for Monday and Grim said the men's names would be released once their identity was confirmed and their families would be notified.

The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducts the investigation with the FBI, state police and city and county authorities. Authorities said the blast would have been an isolated incident without any permanent threat to the public.

"We know that there was a criminal incident," District Attorney James Martin told reporters Sunday. "We are very confident that the author was probably killed in the incident."

The authorities have not published any information on the possible cause of the blast, but Martin said that "many of us in the police" are convinced that it was A. an incident isolated and B. there is no continuing threat ".

Resident Carlos Perodin told The Morning Call of Allentown that he was watching a movie with his wife when he heard an explosion of thunder and went to the scene.

"The fire was crazy," he says. "The car was pretty much divided in two."

Another witness to the consequences of the explosion, Stephanie Connelly, told The Morning Call that she had seen parts of the body scattered in the street.

"It's real life and I'm shaking and panicking as I run," she said.

According to the newspaper, a bus station has been turned into a makeshift command center with armored vehicles, dozens of police cars, mobile command units and even portable bathrooms. Several portable tents have also been erected for the processing of evidence.

Residents were asked to avoid the area, and locals were invited to stay there. A shelter has been set up in a primary school.

The FBI had previously stated that he was working with other agencies and "to assess the situation and determine the cause, public safety being the highest priority of the office". The officials asked the people who witnessed the explosion or having information about it to contact the investigators.

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