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Building fire at vacant house near Pear and Buttonwood, Reading PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/23/2025 09:58 PM (PDT)

Pear St & Buttonwood St, Reading, PA 19601

Radio traffic reporting a building fire at Buttonwood Street and Pear Street in Reading, PA. Multiple fire units are dispatched to the scene. The dispatcher says they are checking a possible vacant house near Pear Street and that heavy fire is showing on the first floor.

Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS

01:37

Transcript:
303[1], area of Buttonwood Street and Pear Street, reporting a building fire. Engine 3, Engine 7, Angel 1, Roder 1, Tower 1, Rescue 1, Engine 9 for Writmetic 3. The box is 3,03. Buttonwood Street and Pear Street. Parting of building fire, 058[2].058. Engine 3, Buttonwood and Pear. Okay, engine 3. Okay, ladder 1. 46, pair above. Okay, car 6. Can call on it. Car 2 by 1-1-pair. K-car 2, now getting the address of near Pear Street for a possible vacant house. Two calls on it through the radio. Engine 3. Who's arriving unseen? Heavy fire shown on the first floor. Copy heavy fire from the first floor, cross-six and two. Please advise notification.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

303: Box Alarm / Fire Alarm

[2]

058: Fire-related dispatch code

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Pear St & Buttonwood St, Reading, PA 19601

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