Reading PA Fire Department

Heater creates heavy smoke condition

Written by FF J. Batz

November 27, 2006

Companies were alerted, just prior to lunch, for smoke in a dwelling in the 1700 block of?Eckert Ave. Engine companies 13, 1, 3, 8 (9) safety. Tower 1, Rescue 1, Medic 601 and Car 7 were dispatched?to Box 237at?1132 hours. Engine 13 arrived with a smoke condition throughout a very large dwelling built on the side of Mt Penn.

Through investigation in the basement of the property, the furnace was found to have heated so extensively it had burned through most of the exterior insulation and some adjacent pipe insulation. Crew attempted to control the fire with dry chemical extinguishers, switching to a small hand-line when the extinguishers proved unsuccessful. Crews had to utilize several ventilation fans to remove the smoke from the?dwelling. Companies were on scene for approximately 1 hour. There were no injuries and no estimate of damages were given.? Thanks To Spike for the photo.

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