False fire alarm at two-story apartment building, Temple PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a two-story apartment building near Mount Laurel Avenue in Temple. The fire and carbon monoxide alarms were triggered in the basement area, but no fire, smoke, odors, or health symptoms were found. The alarm was a false activation.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Newlandberg Township, 101, Mount Laurel Avenue, first floor apartment between Temple Avenue, Furnace Road, automatic fire alarm.
00:07
Station 66, Ladder 12, and June 66, Nelanburg Township, 1101, Not Lowell Avenue.
00:14
First floor apartment between Temple Avenue, furnace, road.
00:18
Fire alarm and outside detectors going off on the basement reported by a resident, (number withheld).
00:26
First, utility 66 responding.
00:29
Utility 60, fixers morning, (number withheld).
00:32
#001, Mount Laurel Avenue between Temple Avenue and Furnace Row.
00:36
This will be the first floor apartment.
00:40
They're actually seeing the alarm is coming from the basement.
00:43
It's the fire alarm and carbon monoxide detector going off.
00:46
No smoke or flames, no odor inside.
00:48
Nobody's having any symptoms.
00:50
Perfect.
00:51
It's engine tanker four.
00:52
Engine tanker four.
00:53
Second place the engine tanker four available.
00:56
An engine tanker for available, (number withheld).
01:01
Directs G66.
01:03
Q-1, ladder 56, officer.
01:07
G66.
01:09
Ladder 66, go ahead.
01:13
First, Connecticut 253 at Reading.
01:17
Chief, we didn't walk through the residence, there's no sign of any cats.
01:21
Haddock Point 253 of Reading, (number withheld).
01:26
Unseen,
01:28
#001 Mount Laurel Avenue.
01:29
We have a two-story apartment building, a location,
01:33
alpha, Bravo.
01:34
Al-Sablish command requesting an Alps channel.
01:36
Okay, we see.
01:37
Thank you.
01:39
She's 66 copy on location three-story apartment building.
01:44
Nothing's showing from Alpha Bravo.
01:46
I will place you on fireouts three.
01:52
My units responding, Nillenberg Township, #001 Mount Lawal Avenue operations will be on fire-ups.
01:58
3, G-66, incident command, (number withheld).
02:03
My unit's responding, Nillenburg Township, #001, Mott-Wa-L Avenue operations will be on fire-ups.
02:09
3, G-66, incident command, (number withheld).
02:13
For attention, 66.
02:16
Section 66.
02:18
Responding in all location, switching to Ops 3.
02:22
Engine 66, responding on location, (number withheld).
02:26
Parks, utility 66, ain't traffic.
02:30
Marks, fire please, captain 97.
02:33
(number withheld), 5Bless 7.97 for ICAO.
02:37
97 fire please available for Morrill Township.
02:40
(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Near Mount Laurel Rd, Temple, PA 19560
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