Fire and hazmat incident near West Welsh Drive in Amity Township, Douglassville PA
Fire & ArsonA fire and hazardous material incident occurred near Welsh Drive in Amity Township. Emergency units including fire and hazmat teams responded after detecting an odor and hissing sound. Some roads near Old Airport Road and Penn's Lane were closed for safety.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Amity Township near Welsh Drive, junction of Old Airport Road and Penns Lane.
00:07
Station 6, Station 49, Quincy, Engine 49 responding to Amity Township near Welsh Drive, junction of Old Airport Road and Penns Lane.
00:16
The hazmat[1] team reported odor and hissing detected by the meter.
00:20
There's a citizen.
00:26
Captain 12 from Detail E37.
00:33
Go ahead.
00:36
Verify fire police unit coming to Schneider Road at Dree's Road to close road.
00:44
Go ahead.
00:55
School bus needs to pick up here on the snow road.
01:03
Is it okay to let them down to pick up and have them backtrack?
01:11
Yeah,
01:12
You can send them down then tell them to turn around and come back.
01:19
We see you.
01:21
We see you.
01:24
Medics performing security check.
01:32
Units report no further issues.
01:36
Copy no further.
01:44
Perks, one-six.
01:47
Quinn-6 at West Welsh.
01:52
Quinn-6-Riles 6-15.
01:56
Perks, Assistant 6-1-1-1-C.
01:59
Higher reading detected in West Welsh.
02:03
Copy, noted.
02:08
Heading towards 61 or Blanton?
02:14
Heavy flow towards 61.
02:17
Trying to divert towards Park Road.
02:26
Proceeding towards 61 if possible.
02:32
Trying to avoid tracked trailers blocking turns at the light.
02:43
Focusing on 61 but offering route choices.
02:58
Second dispatch for Amity Township near Welsh Drive.
03:01
Incident between Old Airport Road and Penn's Lane for hazmat[1].
03:08
Second dispatch, engine 49, Amity Township near Welsh Drive for hazmat[1].
03:12
West Welsh Drive between Old Airport Road and Penn Lane for hazmat[1] call.
Police codes explained
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[1]
hazmat: Hazardous materials incident
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Location mentioned:
Near W Welsh Dr, Douglassville, PA 19518
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