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Smoke alarm triggered by cooking at Berkshire Tower, Reading PA

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Near Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

An automatic fire alarm was triggered in an apartment at Berkshire Tower near Washington Street due to smoke detected in the living room and bedroom. Upon investigation, the smoke was found to be caused by cooking, with no fire present. The alarm system was reset after confirmation.

Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
02:25
Transcript:
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Attention, engine one and tower one respond, Berkshire Tower, near Washington Street, automatic fire alarm, 0.849. City 1, 76, Washington.
00:15
Angel 1 responding, 0850.
00:18
Angel 1, responding, 0840.
00:28
It's a one year on location checking 0.51. It should be, uh, apartment 10.01 living room. Appreciate.
00:38
Gounder near Washington, delete response from 11th Street.
00:42
Tire, when you're responding, 051.
00:45
Okay. 0.7.
00:52
47.51. Floor 10, apartment 1001 living room and bedroom smoke detector. Rapid responses are tempting.
01:01
And if you didn't copy, Tyra 1 is going to have a delayed response.
01:04
Number one to seven.
01:07
Good.
01:11
All-arm 1001.
01:14
Copy, 1001. 7-01. Seven is on a few.
01:24
Part seven on location, 0854.
01:31
C -1-7. Good.
01:39
Good.
01:44
Slow from cooking.
01:46
Clear for reset.
01:48
See if you got that.
01:55
Yeah, it should be restored.
02:01
7.
02:03
R7.
02:09
1001 with smoke and cooking systems restored.
02:13
Use a return assigns it over.
02:17
R7, copy, smoke and cooking systems restore the assignments available.
02:21
Zero if you see.

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Near Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

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