Vehicle trapped in flood on 9th Street; woman rescued, Reading PA


Emergency responders arrived at 9th Street in Reading, PA, where flooding caused a vehicle to become stranded in water. A woman inside the vehicle was unable to exit until a passerby helped her to safety. Fire and EMS units blocked the street due to the flooding.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Pledge of seven, ladder of three, rescue one, and medic seven respond.
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Screen trees hubway for a vehicle in the water, female has been unable to get out of the vehicle, 16.3.
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Oh. Oh. Creative squat, 500.
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Go ahead.
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Thank you, 7.
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This is 43 Subway.
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Someone call with a caller with the same last name, looks like you made the apartment one.
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And it's seven. Thank you, (name withheld), 1st.
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Natick 7, same traffic.
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9.7 and out.
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1644. 544.412 play.
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The ladder 3. Correct, he's going for the street supply.
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We're regarded in the 9th Street side.
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The testimony responding from the 9th Street side, 1644.
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All right. They're out.
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Car-9 are out.
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1544. One female, one vehicle in the water, the female option was not going to get out of the vehicle.
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Looks like passerby has helped the female out of the vehicle to dry land.
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Okay.
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driver three to car nine.
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Engine night, stay back there.
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All right, for five.
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We're flooding all the way down 9th Street.
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I'm trying to get down there.
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Engine 9, try to block 9th Street southbound.
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Location mentioned:
N 9th St, Reading, PA
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