Abandoned factory catches fire in Reading, Pa, for 2nd time in week

READING, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A fire broke out for the second time this week at an abandoned factory in Reading, Pennsylvania.

A two-alarm blaze broke out around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at a warehouse in the 600 block of 9th Street. Officials said it is the same building that caught fire on Tuesday.

According to the fire marshal, the warehouse is no longer operational but it still contains flammable items.

Heavy flames were showing from the third floor when crews arrived on the scene Thursday.

Chopper 6 was overhead as firefighters worked to get the flames under control.

There was a brief shelter-in-place order for neighbors but that was lifted around midnight.

No injuries have been reported.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.