Reading PA Fire Department

A least four structures were damaged during  a third alarm fire this afternoon. Fire in 1022 Oley spread quickly to the exposure and needed numerous handlines to control. Crews on the roof made a trench cut to stop the spread from above.

The were no reports of injuries or number of occupants displaced.

Early in the evening B platoon companies were sent to 5th and Perry Streets for an accident involving a motorcycle. Later in the evening,

Engine 5, Ladder 1, Medic 602, and Car 7 were dispatched for a stove fire reported out with a burn victim at 320 Wood Street just after 1800. Engine 5 and Medic 602 arrived soon after dispatch and found a male with a severely burned arm standing out front of the residence.

Firefighters found a medium smoke condition in the 2 story MOR townhouse and called for mechanical ventilation from the Ladder Company. Damage was minimal from smoke and grease through out the kitchen area. Medic 602 transported the victim Class 2 to RHMC.