Pottstown Borough, Montgomery County PA, 5 Alarm Commercial Structure Fire 11/21/25

[ExChief-551]

Units dispatched @06:21 to 79 North Hanover Street, in the area of Chestnut St. & King St., for the possible commercial structure fire, church building. Upgraded to a working fire.

MCCC911 – Caller states smoke and flames from the church on the corner @06:22

Exposures:
1: Road
2: 3 Story Twin Unattached
3: 2 Story Commercial Attached
4: Road

Units on the Box:

Pottstown – E69-1, AC69, BC69-1, CT69-2, DC69, E69, L69, QT69, CH69, E69-4
Norco (Chester County) – E645, TW64, TR64, CH64
Kimberton (Chester County) – E61, SD61
Twin Valley (Chester County) – E691
Liberty Steam (Chester County) – TR63
Monarch (Berks County) – QT6
Boyerstown (Berks County) – R95 (RIT), TR95
Earl Township (Berks County) – E19
Amity (Berks County) – E49
Fleetwood (Berks County) – E45
Montgomery County Urban Search & Rescue – CAR20
Hatfield – E17, E17-1
East Greenville – E38-1
Limerick – E51, SS51, L51, R51, BC51
Lower Frederick – E52
Lower Providence – TW53, BC53
Sanatoga – E58, CH58, SD58, TR58
Ringing Hill – E59, CH59, TW59, U59
North Penn – E62
Gilbertsville – CH67, DC67, E67, TR67
Upper Providence – E68-6, SD68, CH68, U68
Upper Pottsgrove Township – E79, CH79
Towamencin – E76, SD76
Trappe – E77
Royersford – E98
New Hanover – L37
Worcester – L83
Skippack – L86
Harleysville – L89
Pennsburg – R65 (RIT)
Collegeville – SD34 (RIT)
North Penn Goodwill Service – SS41-5, CH41, SS41-7, SS41-8
Goodwill V.F.C. Ambulance-Pottstown – OF329, 329-8, 329-22, DC329, SS329
Goodwill EMS of Pottstown-Norco (Chester County) – MIC842

 

[ExChief-551]

Massive fire tears through abandoned church in Pottstown, Montgomery County

A massive five-alarm fire tore through an abandoned church in Pottstown, Montgomery County, early Friday morning, sending smoke billowing over the neighborhood and forcing evacuations.

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