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Fire at Reading Laundromat
March 22, 2020 | PENNSYLVANIA
JASON BATZ, Correspondent
Photo by Michael McCordReading Firefighters from Engine 9 and Ladder 3 first arrived at this Laundromat on North 10th Street with smoke showing.
Photo by Justin Auker Helmet CamFirefighters found this dryer on fire at a Laundromat in the 800 block of North 10th Street on Sunday March 22nd.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Reading, PA - On Sunday, March 22nd firefighters were alerted to a dryer on fire at 839 North 10th Street. Engine 9 arrived at a single-story laundromat with smoke showing from the rear. Firefighters stretched a hose line into the building and quickly knocked down the fire. Crews opened up the wall above the unit and vented the smoke from the building. No injuries were reported. Units cleared within 45 minutes.