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Dumpster fire near YMCA prompts fire crew responseReading PA

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Reed St & Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

Fire crews responded to a reported dumpster fire near the YMCA. They found no signs of a larger fire after investigating. There was also a fire alarm sounding in nearby apartments, but no smoke or fire was detected.

Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
02:15
Transcript:
Agent 5 on C, nothing showing. So on 25. Greater to Car 6. Good. Getting a dumpster fire at Reno, Washington. They said it's within 5 feet of the YMCA. It's a brick building. Just sign an engine. Okay, receive. Direct the engines reading Washington and out of the latter handle the fire law. We're on scene for about three minutes there on the street. Good for you. Just nothing showing you were going into investigate. It's right here. It's your five, Ben. There's no alarm, there's a trouble, room 208, we're checking it right now. As we clear, we'll net up there. Every direct the ladder a wall, get a mutual aid is, you can go in and then the clock and end up when they're done the fire alarm. Okay, master, just use radio ladder three. Engine five to four-six. Got it. Yeah, the alarm's going off in 207. He called maintenance to try to have him come out. It's been going on for an hour. There's no alarm sent out. We're going to try for a reset and then tell him this contact maintenance. Something we're going to be able to do. All right. Was there anything on the panel or was it the local detector in the apartment? City Reading, Reed Street, Washington Street, where a report of a dumpfire, 0.28. This size report from Mountaint Street.

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Reed St & Washington St, Reading, PA 19601
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