Crime & Safety

Reading Fire Displaces Residents

Police said the homeowners are safe.

READING, MA — Firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at a South Street home. Police said the homeowners are safe, and the Red Cross said it is assisting an unknown number of residents who have been displaced.

South Street is closed between Main Street and Hopkins Street.

Photo by Reading Police

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