Cardboard box mistaken for fire near Memorial Highway, Oley PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a report of a structure fire near Memorial Highway and Covered Bridge Road was investigated and found to be a cardboard box placed in an oven with no actual fire present.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Oley Township, 2018 Memorial Highway near Covered Bridge Road, Blacksmith Road,
00:07
a structure fire.
00:08
Engine tanker four, second dispatch.
00:11
Oley Township, 2018 Memorial Highway near Covered Bridge Road, Blacksmith Road.
00:17
Structure fire reported via Covered Bridge Road and fire now reported to be out.
00:22
1047.
00:30
Confirming the report, homeowner put a cardboard box in the oven.
00:36
There is no fire and no services are required.
00:39
You can place this unit available.
00:45
Support, homeowner put a cardboard box in the oven.
00:49
Time is available and we call 748.
00:56
Just dispatch staging only town trip at 2018 and one off highway you can recall for assistance 5.
01:02
It will be placed available 1048.
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Location mentioned:
Memorial Hwy, Oley, PA 19547
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