Reading launches donation drive to aid dozens of residents displaced by Fifth Street blaze

Reading launches donation drive to aid dozens of residents displaced by Fifth Street blaze

Reading Mayor Eddie Moran announced Friday that the city will host a community support drive to help dozens of residents displaced by Wednesday’s three-alarm fire that ravaged two downtown apartment buildings. The blaze in the 100 block of North Fifth Street disrupted the lives of 38 people, including 10 children, who resided in two adjoining six-unit apartment buildings. It also forced the temporary closure of Ma Patisserie Café & Bakery, a sma…

Mayor Moran launches support drive for 38 displaced by North 5th Street fire

During a press conference Friday morning, where he also announced the departure of Police Chief Elias Vazquez, Reading Mayor Eddie Moran said the city will host a Fire Victim Support Drive to assist residents displaced by a recent fire on the 100 block of North 5th Street. Moran acknowledged the impact on families and called on the community to step forward with donations. In a subsequent press release, the city provided details of the effort, e…