SUV Strikes Pole & Catches Fire in City Park

Photo by Thomas RehrFirefighters make the knock of a working vehicle fire after the cad crashed into a telephone pole

Photo by Thomas RehrFire damaged both the car and the pole that the vehicle struck.
At 21:46 hours the Rescue Assignment was sent to the intersection of Walnut st & Rose Garden Rd by City Park for a Mva with unknown injuries and fire. Engine 1 arrived to find a single suv into a telephone pole with a working vehicle fire. Crews stretched the front bumper 1 3/4” line and placed it in service to knock down the fire. As the fire was being extinguished Rescue 2 confirmed with the occupants that there was no injuries. The fire was placed under control within 2 minutes of companies arriving on scene. Firefighters operated at the incident for just over 20 minutes where the scene was then turned over to Reading Police and all companies went available.