Vehicle fire reported in driveway near Cattle Hill Road, Berks County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 12:20 PM

Hill Rd, Penn Township, PA 19506

A vehicle fire was reported in the driveway near Cattle Hill Road in Center Township. The fire involved a Hyundai Sonata with flames coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was parked about 30 feet from any structure.

Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services

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Transcript:

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Center Township, near Cattle Hill Road, between North End Road and Cowell Hill Street.

00:04

Vehicle,

00:06

non-the-engine compartment.

00:07

Station 38, engine 38, tanker 308, engine tanker 40.

00:11

Center township, near Cattle Hill Road, Call Street, North End Road and Cowell Hill Street.

00:17

Vehicle fire, find the engine compartment,

00:20

1520. First, 520, near Schmell Road, check the tree hanging on wires.

00:26

The caller... If you can see the tree on the wires from his house, it's going to be on Schmell and Olingernet.

00:33

No ordinary spark.

00:34

Cursing you can work.

00:37

Seventy-97.

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Seventy-997.

00:42

Cables been removed from the roadway. You can place 97 available.

00:46

Seventy-97 received, table removed from the roadway at 97 available, 1520.

00:51

Parks, Rush, Rush, reporting.

00:54

Rustwell reporting 1520, near Schmell Road, temperature hanging on wires.

01:08

Toplock & Township, Teen Challenge Training Center, number 33, Teen Challenge Road.

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Detox 2A. Alpha, BLS. Medical.

01:16

Intermediate, 585, 5.3. Toplock and Township.

01:18

Teen Challenge Training Center, number 33, Teen Challenge Road, Detox 2A.

01:23

Alpha, DLS, Medical, 15,21.

01:28

1020.

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24 for Sonic 1521.

01:33

Purs, Lieutenant 38.

01:36

Lieutenant 38.

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Responding Kallahilloh.

01:40

Outs, intermediate 5-8-5-3 is responding.

01:44

Lieutenant 382, 122, near Kahill Road. Vehicle on fire in the driveway 30 feet from any structure. It's going to be a Hyundai Sonata. Flames are coming from the engine.

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