Officials: 2 women killed, 1 man hurt in fire in Reading

READING, Pa. - A heavy fire claimed the life of two women and hurt a third person late Saturday night in Berks County. 

Officials say the blaze broke out just before midnight on the 1200 block of Chestnut Street in Reading. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames on the first floor. 

Credit: Haley Balin

Fire officials say they found two women on the first floor after they were able to eventually gain entry to the home.

A third person, a male victim, was taken to Reading Hospital where he was treated and released.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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