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Fire alarm at apartment caused by cooking smokeReading PA

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Franklin St, Reading, PA

Fire units responded to an alarm at an apartment near Franklin Street. On arrival, smoke was found to be from cooking, not fire. The area was confirmed safe and the alarm was cancelled.

Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Attention manager one, tower one, to the roads apartment, take on side near Franklin Street. No matter. Turn around (number withheld).
00:10
Digital 1, 8,000, Franklin.
00:14
Major 1 is around (number withheld).
00:18
Tower 1 81534. Tower 1 81534.
00:21
Tower 1 is in route (number withheld).
00:23
Of course, 6814.
00:27
734.
00:32
First six, okay, (number withheld) from Berkshire Systems, and 0993, alarm activation.
00:43
comments on the scene.
00:46
Thomas on the scene, (number withheld).
01:05
Attention engine 3 with car 2 on fire ops to the rear of near North 5th Street. Okay. Water down, smoking, power out in the area (number withheld).
01:15
Oh.
01:17
The engine, one, the radio, second one alarm, 11 o'clock. Sixth loading area.
01:23
Six array, they copy, engine one's report.
01:26
Car 6 negative, I had missed, and I was switching over to file. It was too well.
01:31
Checking 11.06.
01:33
We're seated 11.06.
01:35
2-314, north number five.
01:45
Car 2 okay to the rear of near North 5th Street. Caller states a wire down in smoking, also reported power out in the area.
01:56
Near North Number 5.
01:58
Copy?
02:02
Any three. Near North Number 5.
02:09
Did you want to hear 6?
02:12
Go ahead.
02:18
Smoke from cooking, we should be good for a restart. 6.3?
02:23
4.6. 6.15 Franklin cooking smoke or restore?
02:31
We see a smoke from cooking you restore in (number withheld).

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Franklin St, Reading, PA

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