So what’s actually burning right now? Probably a single bin near the station. Maybe a discarded vape battery. Or someone’s very ambitious barbecue in Forbury Gardens.
The fire service dispatched one engine. Just one. That’s the Reading way. We don’t overreact. We let a single hose do the talking.
Locals on Twitter are already calling it "The Inferno of 2026". It’s not. It’s a smelly skip. But let them have their drama.
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Reading has a fire station museum. Yes, you can tour old fire engines. It smells like diesel and bravery.
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They also have a fire dog named Sparky. Sparky doesn’t actually fight fires. He just looks cute in a tiny helmet. That’s his job.
If this today’s fire gets bigger, Sparky might tweet about it. I’m serious. He has 12,000 followers.
