Fire alarms triggered with no fire found in West Reading, West Reading PA
Multiple fire alarms were activated at residential and commercial locations on Franklin Street in West Reading. One homeowner was changing batteries, causing the alarm. Another smoke detector went off three times before stopping. No fire or smoke was found.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
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Flag ready. I respond to near Pine Avenue. Zone 23 hallway called him in the outside alarm.
00:06
The alarm company did speak to the homeowner who said he was changing the batteries, denied any symptoms.
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And he would devise that you'd be responding.
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Recy.
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Okay, we'll proceed in non-emergency with that report now.
00:38
West Reddingboro 5-8, Franklin Street between South 5th Avenue and South 6th Avenue for an automatic fire alarm, station 64, ladder 64, engine 691.
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West Reddingboro 5-8, Franklin Street between South 5th Avenue and South 6 Avenue, for an automatic fire alarm.
00:57
Smoke detector went off three times and now turned off, no-smoker fire.
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1115.
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Or Accenture 25.
01:06
My engine tanker 25?
01:08
Zero reading throughout faulty detector.
01:11
Advice the homeowner to get a new detector.
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We show Entertanker 25 available and we'll be reporting over to the next in the tower.
01:22
Project Zero reading, Homer advice to getting a new detector. You're available going to near Pine Avenue, 1150.
01:28
Park, 169 in route.
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169-1-1-1-1-116, 116, near Franklin Street.
01:35
Judge Kesar went off three times, it is now been turned off there about to evaluate.
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Franklin St, West Reading, PA
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