4-alarm Factory Fire, Reading PA

19:24 hours, box 76 was transmitted for Front and Buttonwood, for a fire located at 2nd & Buttonwood Streets - a factory. Companies seen the fire from blocks away before arriving and knew they had a working fire.

Engines 3, 12, 1, 5 (safety), Ladders 1, 3 and Rescue 1 respond on the box.

Crews encounter heavy fire in the 100 x 225 one to three story factory.

The second alarm was transmitted minutes later bringing in engines 9 , 13 and tower 1.

The third alarm brought in engine 8.

Within 40 minutes, the fourth alarm was transmitted for Engine 2, Ladder 2, Berks Engine 64 and Ladder 1 and Berks County zone 4 tanker task force.

Hours later, the fire spread to the attached 3-story warehouse and threatened a row of homes on 2nd Street. Firefighters stretched 3 lines into the first dwelling and held the fire from spreading to the rest of the row.

Numerous collapses occurred, and three were caught on this video.

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[marcelrotgans]

Great video major blaze and nice work of the fire crew on the scene. Did they get it under control or did the bulding burn to the ground ?

[Anglynn74]

ouch to the cars

[TheSeptiembre1]

there was 3 cars of ours the green bravada, the red zuzuki sidekick and the white chevy astro red and green were damage totaly da white one was safe jus by alittle bit.....

[TheSeptiembre1]

we lost two cars bcuz of thies fire...

[RE4CT10N]

@jona1234george little kids did it. some say by accident some say the owner paid them...

[jona1234george]

DAMN READING USED TO BE A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE BUT FOR THE LIFE OF ME I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT DAMN CITY, THIS FIRE WAS TRULLY UNCALLED FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA THAT LOST THEIR HOMES, BECAUSE OF SOME BULLSHIT ARSONIST, I HOPE THEY FIND THE BASTARDS THAT DID THAT.

[jona1234george]

DAMN THAT SHIT IS SO CRAZY, WHEN I USED TO LIVE IN READING I USED TO HANG OUT DOWN IN THAT AREA, I HAD FRIENDS THAT LIVED ON THAT BLOCK, THAT WAREHOUSE WAS THERE FOR YEARS.

[jemirocksnelenarules]

I past it but u couldnt go through it..i went through the bridge and i waz lik:OMG it waz some sight!

[Mrtopgamer11]

i was driving on 422 and saw it

[sharppointy1]

Nice job catching the collapses. poor little red car!