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A two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building in Boyertown early Saturday morning.

A two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building in Boyertown early Saturday morning.

Several branches could be seen breaking through the roof of the house.

A Colebrookdale Township family was displaced when fire engulfed their home in the 1600 block of Weisstown Road on May 17, authorities reported.

The was ruled accidental, a state police spokesman at Reading reported. An investigation by a state police fire marshal Corey Heimbach determined the fire started in the attic area of the house. - Advertisement - “The home was fully involved when firefighters arrived,” said Jeff Bealer, public information officer for Boyertown Fire & Rescue. “Flames were shooting through the roof.” The occupants, a woman and a child, were able to flee their burning home, Bealer said. They we...

"It was a total loss," said Jeff Bealer, Boyertown Fire & Rescue public information officer. Fire crews from Berks and Montgomery counties responded shortly after 1 p.m. to a two-alarm fire in the 1200 block of Reading Avenue, which is Route 562. The home near the detached garage was not damaged, Bealer said. There were no injuries. - Advertisement - Fire officials immediately struck a second alarm and activated a tanker task force to haul water to the scene. The fire was declared under control...

"It was a total loss," said Jeff Bealer, Boyertown Fire & Rescue public information officer. Shortly after 1 p.m., fire crews from Berks and Montgomery counties arrived at 1251 Reading Ave. (Route 562) to find the garage was completely engulfed, and crews went into defensive mode to protect surrounding structures, said Bealer in a release. - Advertisement - A pickup truck and lawn tractors were involved, as well as propane tanks and other cylinders in the garage that exploded every so often cau...

Crews were called to 75 Popodickon Drive shortly after midnight for a chimney fire. “It looks like there was a break down in the chimney,” said Jeff Bealer, public information officer for the Boyertown Area Fire and Rescue. - Advertisement - Bealer said putting the fire out completely took about three hours. To reach the flames, crews broke through an old fireplace that had been bricked up. Most of the damage to the house was smoke-related, he said. No one was injured. An estimate of ...