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Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS · 1/17/2026 01:03 PM
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Box 301, near North 4th Street between Elm and Walnut.
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First structure fire.
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Fire crews respond to apartment smoke near Elm and Walnut

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and medical crews responded to a possible structure fire near North 4th Street between Elm and Walnut in Reading, Pennsylvania. A resident reported smoke coming from under the sink in a first-floor apartment. Responders found light smoke and investigated a two-and-a-half-story twin residence. No further hazards were initially reported.

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N 4th St, Reading, PA 19601
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