Tree falls on house causing road blockage in Reading, Reading MA


A large tree fell on the roof of a house near Lowell Street in Reading, causing damage and blocking the roadway. Emergency responders are managing traffic and considering making the street one-way or diverting traffic due to the obstruction.
Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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I'll head there and see how traffic is usually blocked.
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Freezing, Seedy.
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Information, Fort.
00:15
Companies are off near Lowell St.
00:22
Ready fire with a cell alarm. Light of one engine four on near Lowell St. with a tree on the house.
00:31
Reading fire, Cawthry.
00:40
Carthry is your spawn on near Lowell St. Carthry is respond to near Lowell St.
00:44
Currently used opponent to near Lowell St.
00:53
Somebody's going on, right?
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Received.
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Not entirely right.
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Answer not by.
01:04
I'm in that way as well for traffic if needed.
01:07
Received.
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Reading. It's in the back of the house.
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The only issue is just going to be on the whole if the officers just want to handle that, but it's all in the back.
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Receive.
01:28
95 has a update. I'll stand down.
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Bringing fire for Mention 4.
01:38
Just on an update, this is a large section of a tree on the Charlie side of this home.
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There is intrusion into the roof on that Charlie side roof.
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Leave a large section of tree between to the roof on the Charlie side.
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Sell to make it easy, do you want me divert them up to high streets and make it a one way?
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Location mentioned:
Lowell St, Reading, MA
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