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Reading Family Displaced Following Late Night Roof Fire In 2.5 Story Home Reading Family Displaced Following Late Night Roof Fire In 2.5 Story Home
Reading Family Displaced Following Late Night Roof Fire In 2.5 Story Home A Reading family has been displaced from their home after a roof fire damaged their 2 and a half story home late Monday night, authorities said. When local firefighters arrived at a home on Church Street around 11:25 p.m., they found that the blaze had advanced to the 2nd floor where the fire was found to have entered the void spaces in the back wall and was traveling vertically, according to Reading Fire Department. Crews operating on the 3rd floor found fire running the peak of the roof, authorities said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in the attic around 11:50 p.m. b…
Reading Firefighters Tackle Early Morning Storage Shed Blaze Reading Firefighters Tackle Early Morning Storage Shed Blaze
Reading Firefighters Tackle Early Morning Storage Shed Blaze Reading firefighters tackled a blaze that broke out in a storage shed early Monday morning, authorities said. Fire crews were dispatched to Route 625 Storage on New Holland Road for multiple calls reporting fire from a storage shed around 5:40 a.m., according to Reading Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters found that three units were on fire, and gained entry into the units to further extinguish the heavy blaze, authorities said. Crews utilized four hoses to extinguish the fire which was placed under control around 6:10 a.m., authorities said. No injuries were reported. …