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Officials: 2 People Killed, 5 Firefighters Injured In Reading House Fire

READING, Pa. (CBS) -- An investigation is underway into the deaths of two people discovered during a house fire in Reading on Wednesday night. The fire happened around 9 p.m. on the 700 block of Schuylkill Avenue.

Firefighters brought it under control in about an hour. That's when they found the two bodies inside.

Eyewitness News has also learned that five firefighters were hurt.

Four are being treated at a local hospital.

There is no word on their conditions.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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