Overdose and structure fire reported near Ridgeway St, Laureldale PA
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Drug ViolationAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel in Laureldale Borough responded to a possible overdose near Ridgeway Street. Around the same period, crews in West Harding Borough and West Reading Borough were called to apparent structure fires near Elm Street and Olive Street. A medical unit was dispatched for a 60-year-old male experiencing a possible overdose.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire / EMS
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01:57
Transcript:
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Laureldale Borough, near Ridgeway Street, Montclair Street, Bellevue Avenue, and overdose.
00:05
(number withheld) Laureldale Borough.
00:08
Near Ridgeway Street, Montclair Street, Bellevue Avenue, and overdose (number withheld).
00:21
West Harding Borough, Elm Street and Olive Street for a possible structure fire.
00:26
Operations also went out to respond (number withheld).
01:05
West Reading Borough, in the area of Elm Street and Olive Street, structure fire.
01:09
Station 64, Ladder 64, Ladder 79, Engine 60 on one, Engine 85.
01:14
Copy (number withheld) for it.
01:16
Mike (number withheld) West Reading Borough, near Elm Street and Olive Street, structure fire.
01:22
We'll be in the area of the Lebanon Valley Bridge.
01:25
Operational units will have to respond (number withheld).
01:31
Berkshire (number withheld), (name withheld) wants an hour.
01:36
I think (number withheld) went around (number withheld).
01:42
Berkshire (number withheld) is responding.
01:46
Medic (number withheld) responding, near Ridgeway Street, a 60-year-old male overdose.
01:54
Berkshire Rescue (number withheld) responding for the right.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Ridgeway St, Laureldale, PA 19605
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