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Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials
Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials UPDATE: Firefighters suffered heat exhaustion after an explosion at a factory in Berks County, authorities said. Crews from Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties were on the scene at the Reading Alloys factory on West Penn Avenue in Robesonia in response to the heavy fire around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, according to the Western Berks Fire Department. ACTIVE INCIDENT - LARGE EXPLOSION & STRUCTURE FIRE WBFD personnel and mutal aid departments are currently on scene of a... Posted by Western Berks Fire Department on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Reading Alloy manufactures and sells met…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Resident, Firefighter Hospitalized After Lower Southampton Fire Resident, Firefighter Hospitalized After Lower Southampton Fire
Resident, Firefighter Hospitalized After Lower Southampton Fire A resident and a firefighter were hospitalized following a house fire in Lower Southampton early Monday morning, authorities said. Crews had difficulties stretching water supply lines to the Acorn Road home as it was along the Neshaminy Creek, according to the Lower Southampton Fire Department. Firefighters were able to extinguish the 3 a.m. fire and protect neighboring homes from any damage, authorities said. Several firefighters were treated at the scene by EMS for heat exhaustion, authorities said. A firefighter and one of the residents were transported to a local hospital for further …

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by Nicole Acosta