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Carbon monoxide alarm and gas odor reported in garage, Reading PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 04:48 AM

Tulpehocken St, Reading, PA 19601

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a garage near Tulpehocken Street for carbon monoxide alarms and a reported gas odor. The crews arrived and waited for a gas meter before entering the garage.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS

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01:34

Transcript:

00:00

Tension, engine 3-Better 1, Rusty 1, near Tulpehocken Street in the garage.

00:05

Cross street is about 3-8 Street in Spital Street, problem-in-off, going off.

00:09

C.O.m. 48.

00:15

Section near Tomahawkins.

00:17

Mission 3 in round 0-07-40 Miss.

00:22

9-1-near Tulpehocken Street.

00:26

Hover 1-0740M.

00:32

Rescue near Bolba-Hawkins.

00:35

Rescue en route 0-740N.

00:40

All right, I'll block.

00:44

Cardinal about 750, near Tulpehocken Street in the garage.

00:48

Carbon monoxide alarms are going off three minutes.

00:52

Rush, you're not saying a stop now with flashing a green light.

00:55

Callers now reporting an odor of gas in the garage you're advised to evacuate.

01:08

Engine 3 is unseen, we'll be checking all the Hawksman.

01:11

2-3 on the scene, 0-7-51.

01:18

One for the St.

01:19

Joe.

01:20

Anyone in St.

01:21

Joe, 07-52.

01:24

In the garage that's attached to these new homes on mobile parking.

01:29

We're going to wait for a meter before we go in.

01:33

All right.

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Location mentioned:

Tulpehocken St, Reading, PA 19601

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