Smoke and burning wires reported in apartment building, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated in an apartment building near Washington Street. Smoke was reported in a living room, and residents noticed an odor of burning wires on the sixth floor. Fire and emergency teams responded to the location to investigate and ensure safety.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention, engine one, Tower One, Berkshire Tower, near Washington Street between Poplar Street and North 8th Street,
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or commercial fire alarm.
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Ported the apartment 6-0-pix, living room smoke is after 1522.
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4-6-near Washington.
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Tower 1, 176, near Washington.
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Hey, Tower 1.
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Radio to Medic 3.
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For example.
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The Medic 3 for Car 6 and SWAT 600, they were up and down the road yelling the female's name.
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They have no answer at this point.
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Okay.
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Okay,
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um, we'll be all available lander.
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Engine one, seven, six,
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near Washington,
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one, around 1526.
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Received, I'll place you available 1524.
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Radio Squad 600.
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One's the right.
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And join your arriving.
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Go ahead.
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Did you want to be available as well? Or did you want something to go to near Mulemberg Street to the home of...
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I'll run over to near Mulemberg Street and just all the check that he's not at home.
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And it just for some reason gave us his location.
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Reefee, so please you're out to near Mulemberg, 15, 24.
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Natick 7 are available for now.
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Medics 7 available 1525.
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Studio to Carr 6.
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4.6. Car 6.
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We did get another call from the residents that there's an odor of wires burning on the 6th floor.
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All right, the answer's there.
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AMNIC-5601-1-1 on location 1526.
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The engine and tower, did you copy that?
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What about the wires?
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Yeah, floor number six.
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We're having up now.
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We're happy.
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We're heading up now.
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Attention that ex-7 covering station 5608-06 Park Avenue and the younger township.
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Between 8th Avenue and 5thbound road for with the 5th, 1520.
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This place is arriving near Washington Street.
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Car 6 on the location 1528.
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Medics 7, you can recall from 806 Park Avenue.
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Medic 5603 is handling 1528.
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Okay. Angel 1046.
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Go ahead.
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Farm food 606, clear for resource.
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Okay,
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no other orders in the hallway.
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Negative.
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And we check the utility closet.
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It's fine.
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Okay, six are you? All right,
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sir. Department of Department 606, companies will be restored.
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Recife, Fort Food, Apartment, 606, 1620.
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Near Washington St, Reading, PA 19601
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