Structure fire call in Mt. Penn

On April 9th just after 12 noon Mt. Penn was dispatched with Lower Alsace, Birdsboro and City of Reading crews to 223 Oak Terrace in Mt. Penn for a possible structure fire. Crews found moderate smoke in the first floor and soon discovered fire in the walls behind and adjacent to the fireplace which was in use.  One line was pulled to extinguish the fire and a second line was pulled to the second floor as a precaution.  The incident was placed under control by 12:30pm and remains under further investigation.