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Watch: Dramatic video shows rooftop Reading fire rescue | Watch: Dramatic video shows rooftop Reading fire rescue |
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Footage shared on social media shows the dramatic rescue of a worker from a roof next to a burning building. | |
Firefighters tackled the black smoke and a blaze at a commercial building in Reading. | |
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Napier Road at about 11:40 GMT on Thursday. The road has since been cordoned off. | Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Napier Road at about 11:40 GMT on Thursday. The road has since been cordoned off. |
Local residents and businesses were urged to avoid the area, stay indoors and to keep windows closed. | |
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