Second alarm struck for house fire in northern Berks

Second alarm struck for house fire in northern Berks

Fire crews in northern Berks County are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire near Hamburg. The fire was reported about 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of Schappell Road in Windsor Township. Initial dispatches reported that a sofa and a chair were on fire. Fire command immediately struck a second alarm to draw additional manpower and tanker trucks. Schappell Road was ordered closed at its intersection with Route 61. Firefighters cut a hole i…

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WINDSOR TWP., Pa. – Firefighters and emergency personnel had their work cut out for them as they battled a house fire amid snowy weather and freezing temperatures late Monday morning. Crews from several companies were dispatched to the 800 block of Schappell Road in Windsor Twp. just after 11 a.m. for a reported structure fire. Initial emergency dispatches called for a fire in a wood stove that ignited nearby furniture. A second alarm was struck…