A large fire forced residents of a Reading, Pennsylvania, apartment building to evacuate overnight and damaged multiple other buildings.
Firefighters were called out to a four-story building at 5th and Washington streets just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, and quickly struck a second and third alarm for assistance fighting the flames.
Alvernia University is helping residents by opening up its buildings to people who need to use the restroom or grab some coffee and food. The American Red Cross says at least 35 people have been evacuated. Officials say a dozen people are displaced.
We're working to learn if any other residents were still inside the buildings during the fire and needed to be rescued.
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