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Heard on: City of Reading Fire/EMS · 1/19/2026 07:43 AM
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Attention Engine One, Tower One.
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Mary's Shelter, (number withheld) South Twelfth Street between Muhlenberg Street and Spruce Street for commercial fire alarm reported to be general.
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Commercial fire alarm triggered near Kenhorst Blvd

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a facility near Kenhorst Boulevard in Reading. The alarm was reportedly caused by hairspray being used in a room on the second floor. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and no active fire was found.

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Kenhorst Blvd, Reading, PA 19611
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