Apartment fire traps resident unable to access insulin, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in an apartment building at North 5th and Walnut Street. One resident trapped inside could not access their insulin. The resident showed symptoms like nausea and difficulty breathing. Fire crews reported visible fire and smoke inside the building and are working to control it.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
02:23
Transcript:
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Medic 1, North 5th, and Walnut Street.
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AOS Medical 0646[1].
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Marks, 25001 and 2.
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The hospital is 0646.
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She lives in one of the apartments in the block of the fire and can't get to her insulin.
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She was nauseous.
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Please, her blood sugars around 250, some trouble breathing.
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No precautions are you in the hospital if needed.
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611[2], Sherman is Mobile 436[3], Franklin Street, between 4 and 5 Street.
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(name withheld), 0640.
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6-7-1 is responding.
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4-1 to the tower pocket.
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Go ahead.
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Not a priority, but like you retract right in the center of the cornice from the front end here.
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You'll see it's smoking.
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There's like a split in it.
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And I think it got some fire in there.
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So whatever you can do, just want to bring it to your attention.
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Okay. The header above the triple window there on the 80 corner of 113, the header on the inside is burning inside.
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Without a handline in error, it's going to be difficult to get.
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And an entire wall is unsported right now.
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You're right about the side of the house.
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They're also requesting your leg, their sirens.
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So getting further. 6'1 motor sheet.
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And we got nothing visible on the inside here other than some draft smoke.
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We have to work up on this side of the building to do.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Medical 0646: Medical incident at location
[2]
611: Unit identifier
[3]
Mobile 436: Unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
N 5th St & Walnut St, Reading, PA 19601
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