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Officials: 2 People Dead After Two-Alarm House Fire In Berks County

BERKS COUNTY, Pa (CBS) -- Two people are dead following a two-alarm fire in Reading, Berks County. Flames broke out on the 1200 block of Chestnut Street around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

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We're told crews found the victims while searching the two-story home during the firefight.

Fire officials are working to determine what sparked the flames.

It's not clear if anyone else was displaced by the fire.

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