Visible smoke column near South 9th Street railroad tracks, Reading PA


Emergency services responded to a visible column of smoke near South 9th Street and the railroad tracks behind Uni-Chain in Reading, PA to investigate a possible fire.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Perman Township, the area South 9th Street at the railroad tracks, smoke condition.
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Station 42, Brush 42, City Engine 5.
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Pover Township, in area, South 9th Street, around the road tracks.
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Investigate a smoke condition at 0655[2].
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Track,
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investigative smoke condition, 0655[2].
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742, 0657[1]. The area south 9th Street and the railroad tracks off a 422, a column of smoke.
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You're probably familiar.
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That's probably.
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Have Engine 5 checked Ninth and Laurel in that area.
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I'll go down to Poplar next.
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Where is it?
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Eric, Engine 42.
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Engine 42.
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You can add us to this call.
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Okay, Engine 42. Express 42 reporting.
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Can't brush 42.
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Engineed and brush 42.
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Just had to poplar deck.
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See the engine on the radio.
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We do have a, it looks like a column, looks like it's behind Uni-Chain in the city.
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There's nothing else that we saw.
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We're going to be looping around and head towards U-Chain, see if we can locate it better.
00:57
Do you let Cartoon, no?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
0657: Updated time of confirmed smoke column
[2]
0655: Time of initial smoke report
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Location mentioned:
Near Brentwood Dr, Reading, PA 19611
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