Row home fire in Reading

Firefighters in Reading were busy tonight battling a fire inside a row home.

The fire broke out on the third floor at around 7:30 this evening in the 500 block of South 15th Street.

Crews quickly contained the fire and there were no reported injuries.

There's no word on what caused the fire.

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