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Large Tree Falls Through Summer Ave. Home

Scanner reports indicated that a large tree was forced through the roof of a home due to an afternoon storm.

Reading firefighters are on Summer Ave. where a large tree fell through a home.

According to scanner transmissions, the tree fell on to the home around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

As a result, Reading Municipal Light Department and the Tree Department each were required on scene.

The initial scanner report indicated that the large tree was involved in a prior call fielded by the Fire Department.

When contacted by Patch, a Reading Police dispatcher confirmed that firefighters were still on scene around 4:30 p.m.

Check back with Reading Patch for more details on this incident as they become available.


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