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Structure fire reported near North 12th Street and Exposition AvenueReading PA

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N 12th St, Reading, PA 19605

As discussed during the dispatch call, a structure fire appears to involve a trash compactor connected to a building near North 12th Street and Exposition Avenue in Muhlenberg Township. Multiple fire units are responding.

Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Muhlenberg Township, near North 12th Street, across Exposition Avenue, structure fire.
00:06
Ladder 12, ladder 79 out to respond.
00:09
Muhlenberg Township near North 12th Street, cross the Exposition Avenue.
00:14
Structure fire reported trash.
00:15
Trash compactor connected to the building at the north lot.
00:17
Operation on Berks Fire, responding to response (number withheld).
00:28
West Reading Borough, 400 and twenty-two eastbound on the Brentwood Street Bridge.
00:31
Traffic control for motor vehicle accident.
00:33
Station sixty-nine fire police now due to respond.
00:36
West Reading Borough, Route 400 and twenty-two eastbound underneath Brentwood Street Bridge, traffic control for motor vehicle accidents.
00:42
(number withheld).
00:50
Station 85, fire police now need to respond.
00:53
West Reading Borough, 422 eastbound on the Buttonwood Street Bridge.
00:56
Traffic control for motor vehicle accident.
01:00
(number withheld).
01:07
Second dispatch, Muhlenberg Township, near North 12th Street, cross Exposition Avenue, structure fire.
01:14
Ladder 12, your 2nd dispatch.
01:17
Near North 12th Street,
01:19
cross Exposition Avenue.
01:21
Structure fire reported trash compactor connected to building on fire.
01:24
Operational box five, one after response (number withheld).
01:33
Muhlenberg Township, near North 12th Street, across from Exposition Avenue.
01:37
Structure fire.
01:38
Ladder 18 now due to respond.
01:40
Muhlenberg Township.
01:41
Near North 12th Street,
01:44
across from Exposition Avenue.
01:45
Structure firefighter trash compactor on fire connecting the building.
01:50
Operation on Berks Fire is one after response (number withheld).

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N 12th St, Reading, PA 19605

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