Fire alarm rings for hours at vacant house, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a persistent fire alarm at a vacant home near Spring Street in Reading. A neighbor reported the alarm had been sounding for several hours. No smoke or flames were visible when units arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Engine seven, ladder three respond near Spring Street between North 3rd and Rose Streets.
00:05
A fire alarm reported the alarm bells sounding (number withheld).
00:13
Five (number withheld) plus (number withheld).
00:21
Near Spring Street.
00:28
State car two, call from the neighbor near Spring Street says a fire alarm's been activated for the last few hours.
00:34
There is no smoke or flames seen.
00:37
(Name withheld) doesn't think anybody is currently in the house.
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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:
Spring St, Reading, PA 19601
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