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False fire alarm at apartment due to cooking smoke, Reading PA

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Near N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604

A fire alarm was activated at the Woods Apartments near North 13th Street. Fire responders found no actual fire, only smoke from cooking. After ventilating the area, the alarm was reset and the situation cleared.

Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Miliburg Township, the Woods Apartments, near North 13th Street between Rosemont Avenue for commercial fire alarm.
00:07
Station 66, Ladder 66, Rescue Engine 66.
00:11
Meelberg Township, the Woods Apartments,
00:13
near North 13th Street.
00:15
Building number one between Rosemont Avenue, for a fire alarm reported to be general, 16-015.
00:20
Chief 66 and around near North 13th.
00:24
Copy Chief 66 in round 16.08.
00:26
Near North 13th Street was Apartments building number 1.
00:29
Zone 993 General Fire alarm.
00:31
3.1.0. And enough rivet was done.
00:34
Appreciate. 56 also. Did you get that officer in charge page?
00:37
I did call in after they run this call.
00:41
Sounds good.
00:42
A clock 660 now.
00:44
566 and 16-0, 16-0.
00:46
16-0. 45-2. 25-6-2.
00:49
Two refusals and more available.
00:51
Two refusals are available, 16-0-9.
00:52
So accept, I'm 81.
00:54
I'm 81.
00:56
Defective equipment has been removed from the storage room.
00:59
Utility room and 107 has been ventilated.
01:01
Everything's clear, negative readings.
01:04
Phase 46 available when you have the Hudson Channel back.
01:07
Defective equipment removed, ventilated room.
01:09
No readings. You're available 16-10.
01:10
She's 56th.
01:11
Go ahead.
01:12
So it looks like the alarm company gave an address of near North 13th Street for Building 1.
01:17
We are not receiving a call from that address reporting smoke from cooking.
01:21
There is no fire, just the alarms going off with the smoke.
01:23
Can we associate that or do you want the structure fire assignment?
01:26
She's just confirming smoke from cooking, no fire.
01:30
Affirmative, now the apartment, I-N-D-E-F-3.
01:33
Grayson, do you leave the response of those? 6-1.

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Near N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604
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