Reading PA Fire Department

A unattended candle is listed as the cause of an early morning fire in the NorthEast section of the city. Box 627 came in at 07:38 this morning for a reported structure fire in the 1300 blk of No 12th Street.

Engine 3 responded to a reported vehicle fire in an alley off North 6th and Woodward Streets at 23:51 tonight.

Upon arrival firefighters found a sedan fully involved and went into service with the trash line.

It took the crew about 40 minutes to extinguished the fire and overhaul. The fire was suspicious in nature.

With numerous companies on the street for calls, box 724 was transmitted at 20:15 for a dwelling fire at 737 Gordon street. Engine 11 on a med run in the 400 block of W.Oley street was released by the Medic unit and arrived a minute later reporting heavy smoke showing 1st floor of a 2 story occupied MOR dwelling.

E3-E9-L1-S1(T1)-R1-M657-E5 Safety and Cars 2 & 9 were assigned to the Box.

A subsequent report stated fire showing from the basement door with a 1 and 3/4 inch line stretched. Fire involving the front of the basement was quickly knocked down and the dwelling searched and ventilated. Units reported zero visibility in the fire building and exposures B and D heavily charged with smoke.

It was reported the fire started in the area of the clothes dryer. Crews cleared within the hour and no injuries were reported. All city apparatus were on the street during the fire on numerous medical calls and a gas condition.

(First job for new E-11, having been put in service earlier in the day).