House fire with flames at Libby Avenue and A Street, Reading MA


Firefighters and police responded to a large house fire near Libby Avenue and A Street. Flames were visible, but all residents were safely evacuated. Additional fire teams were called due to the size of the fire.
Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Reading to Police and Fire Unit, it's going to be Libby Ave at A Street. Report of the house fire, flame showing. Box[1] going out, Libbyab at A Street. 116. 1-19. Delaware.
00:18
he's responding to Libby at A. Libbyab at A. It's going to be near Libby Ave. Got the call from the homeowner. She says everybody's out of the house. I have that. Thank you.
00:32
Freeze on responding. near Libby Ave, all companies on the air responding. We're ready, fire to Coffery. Cothery, guilty message. CD reporting fire appears to be at the back of the house. Stoneham's already contacting me. They were listening. They're coming in as your risk team.
01:00
If that, SOM is on the way, go ahead and just put the working fire in now. Yes, sir, working fire.
01:24
Looks like a two-story wood frame. Fire well involved on the Charlie side. Exposure is a garage. Engine 4 to pull on L.A Street and stretch a line to the rear. Engine 3, we will need the water supply. And give you a second alarm, please.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box: Fire alarm box assignment indicating a working fire requiring multi-unit response
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Location mentioned:
Near Libby Ave, Reading, MA 01867
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