Heater malfunction causes structural fire at Orange Street


Firefighters and medical teams responded to a building fire caused by a heater that malfunctioned, making loud noises and smoke.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
00:00Box 602[1] address to the fire 330 Orange Street, C, Newellberg and Spruce, heat malfunction, without banging, smoking.00:08Trench engines 159, Tower 1, Rada 1, Rescue 1, Engine 7 for safety.00:14Medical 1 respond.00:16Box 602[1], address the fire 3.30 Orange Street between Milberg and Spruce.00:22Structur fire, malfunction heater, loud noise, and smoke condition, 2040 dispensual 1.00:29Carried engine 3.00:32Just confirm that fire is out.00:34If you need any, I'll be monitoring.00:37I'm going to the box.00:38Okay.00:40Engine 1-4-0-11.00:42Use of the box, you can remain in an outside.00:46Power 1.00:47330 orange.00:49Power 1.2041.00:52Power 1.2041. 9-0.00:539-0.00:559-1.00:563-3-0.00:59Car 32041,01:013-8-330 Orange Street heater made a loud noise and a smoking horrible arms in the background reminds of that weight.01:13The engine 3.01:17The phone was being passed around.01:24This would be between the side of the bridge and between the Miller...
00:00
Box 602[1] address to the fire 330 Orange Street, C, Newellberg and Spruce, heat malfunction, without banging, smoking.
00:08
Trench engines 159, Tower 1, Rada 1, Rescue 1, Engine 7 for safety.
00:14
Medical 1 respond.
00:16
Box 602[1], address the fire 3.30 Orange Street between Milberg and Spruce.
00:22
Structur fire, malfunction heater, loud noise, and smoke condition, 2040 dispensual 1.
00:29
Carried engine 3.
00:32
Just confirm that fire is out.
00:34
If you need any, I'll be monitoring.
00:37
I'm going to the box.
00:38
Okay.
00:40
Engine 1-4-0-11.
00:42
Use of the box, you can remain in an outside.
00:46
Power 1.
00:47
330 orange.
00:49
Power 1.2041.
00:52
Power 1.2041. 9-0.
00:53
9-0.
00:55
9-1.
00:56
3-3-0.
00:59
Car 32041,
01:01
3-8-330 Orange Street heater made a loud noise and a smoking horrible arms in the background reminds of that weight.
01:13
The engine 3.
01:17
The phone was being passed around.
01:24
This would be between the side of the bridge and between the Miller...
Police codes explained
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Box 602: Fire Call Box Assignment
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Location mentioned:
Near Orange St, Reading, PA 19602
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