Gas odor and carbon monoxide alarm at East Avenue home

Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine 66 en route, (number withheld), (number withheld) East Avenue.

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Resident reporting an odor of natural gas in the basement.

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There's CO alarms going off and they're feeling lightheaded.

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They're advised to evacuate.

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Rescue,

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we have a

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563 en route with additional.

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95602 en route, (number withheld).

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Berks Rescue Engine 66 responding.

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Rescue Engine 66 responding, (number withheld).

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Sixty-sixty-two responding.

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Sixty-sixty-two, (number withheld) avenue.

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And ladder sixty-six, odor of natural gas in the basement, a CO alarm going off.

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The complainant has a headache and they're advised to evacuate.

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Received, thank you.

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Engine sixty-six.

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Engine sixty-six.

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On location, two-story twin.

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We'll be out with the occupant.

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Can we get an off channel? Copy on scene, two-story twin, out with occupant.

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You can use off one.

2026-09-13 10:56 UTC

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East Ave, Strausstown, PA

Gas odor and carbon monoxide alarm at East Avenue home

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported natural gas odor in the basement of a home near East Avenue, where carbon monoxide alarms were sounding and a resident reported feeling lightheaded and having a headache. The resident was advised to evacuate while responders checked the two-story twin home.

Gas odor and carbon monoxide alarm at East Avenue home

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