Firefighters battle fire at multi-story building on Penn St, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are working to extinguish a fire in a multi-story building near Penn St. The fire has affected multiple floors and the building's construction complicates the effort. Some floors are unstable, and firefighters are repositioning ladders and opening windows to contain the fire, especially on the third floor.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
02:30
Transcript:
00:00
Yep, my God, it's been put out of the front door.
00:02
I'm going to meet with 2nd13 right now.
00:06
It's just one, Captain West.
00:10
Go ahead, Captain One.
00:13
Rick, there's an attic ladder right there on that second floor in that main bedroom.
00:19
I believe they're using that, they'll go to floor compromise.
00:27
Manpower from command.
00:30
Sam power from command on the House 1.
00:38
Two searches.
00:44
David, can you send me two guys from 79 and two guys from 64 to come back here? We're going to have to reposition a couple ladders and go up and maybe try to pull some of the profit in the back here yet.
00:57
I haven't bring some hand tools for now.
01:00
We may end up having to send a solar or two back, but just have them come back and meet me and Deputy 252 at this point.
01:10
Okay, I'll send you four.
01:13
And also, if you can send one more guy that can go up on his little porch roof with little Ricky and start opening up some of these windows from the outside, some of the window framing.
01:34
Nettiguan in front of 645 Penn Street, class 4[1], 1624.
01:44
Cross Radio Command, ZERC.
01:51
Correct the Cors ready command.
01:55
for another 20 minute check.
01:58
Okay, we're still working on the extension up in the third floor.
02:01
We have some problems due to the construction of the building itself.
02:05
Also, some of the floors are slightly compromised.
02:09
So we're still working.
02:12
So see, still working on the extension on the third floor due to this instruction.
02:15
1625.
02:21
That's 25, too.
02:26
So,
02:27
97, you're at 25 to 1625.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
class 4: Situation under control; no immediate assistance or emergency response required.
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Location mentioned:
Near Penn St, Reading, PA 19601
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