{"id":275418,"date":"2026-08-30T21:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/275418\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T21:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:20:34","slug":"reading-fire-abandoned-factory-on-9th-street-in-berks-county-pennsylvania-catches-fire-for-2nd-time-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/275418\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading fire: Abandoned factory on 9th Street in Berks County, Pennsylvania, catches fire for 2nd time this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the second time this week, firefighters battled a fire in Reading, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

READING, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A fire broke out for the second time this week at an abandoned factory in Reading, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

A two-alarm blaze broke out around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at a warehouse in the 600 block of 9th Street. Officials said it is the same building that caught fire on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to the fire marshal, the warehouse is no longer operational but it still contains flammable items.<\/p>\n

Heavy flames were showing from the third floor when crews arrived on the scene Thursday.<\/p>\n

Chopper 6 was overhead as firefighters worked to get the flames under control.<\/p>\n

There was a brief shelter-in-place order for neighbors but that was lifted around midnight.<\/p>\n

No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.<\/p>\n

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