Electric malfunction triggers alarm in apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, an electric malfunction in a water heater caused a local alarm in an apartment near South Third Street, breaking the circuit breaker. No fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
The occupant showed us that the water heater disconnect has a flash.
00:05
Main breaker to the water heater is turned off, so I'll have to have the landlord come and fix it.
00:14
Okay, anything else left for us to do?
00:18
Negative. We'll be coming down.
00:21
Okay.
00:28
Car four radio.
00:32
Car four.
00:36
Near South Third Street apartment 204.
00:39
Occupant had an electric malfunction with a water heater and tripped the breaker.
00:43
There's no fire.
00:46
Central station was never activated.
00:48
We only got the local alarm in the apartment itself.
00:52
Units will be taken up.
00:53
You can make the assignment available.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S 3rd St, Reading, PA 19602
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