Carbon monoxide detected in Reading apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a carbon monoxide detector activation near South Eleventh Street in Reading. Approximately 40 parts per million of carbon monoxide were detected in the kitchen and second-floor rear apartment. Crews ventilated the building and investigated the source of the gas, which appeared related to recent cooking activity.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Affirmative, you can switch stops to near South Eleventh Apartment 2.
00:04
CO detector activation with nothing evident.
00:07
Advise to evacuate.
01:32
We have 40 parts per million CO in the kitchen.
01:36
They just finished cooking a little bit ago.
01:38
That's what we're going to believe it's going back to.
01:41
So we're going to evaluate.
02:32
If you copy, we have 40 parts per million in the second floor rear apartment.
02:36
We're ventilating and tracing the source.
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Location mentioned:
S 11th St, Reading, PA 19602
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