Overheated iPad battery causes light smoke in building, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to an automatic fire alarm near Spring Street between Railroad Street and Nickel Street in Reading, PA. The cause was an overheated iPad battery producing light smoke inside the building. No significant fire damage was reported.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 7-113-650, Spring Street between Railroad Street and Nickel Street. The Reading Station, automatic fire alarm 1402.
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Radio medic one.
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Go ahead.
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Glad for responding.
00:15
Stingman Street and Orange Street, 48-year-old male bleeding from both legs.
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from an infection complaining of dizziness and swelling. Still getting further, caller, spina speaking.
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Okay,
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ladder three's en route, 14-02.
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Okay,
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a minute, well, so precautions are indicated as a fever and respiratory difficulty.
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Engine 7 are around 1403.
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Call 4.650 Sprint.
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Number 4 of the running station, Suite A storage smoke detector. They're time to go away.
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5.3 is arrived. Not a John.
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Ladder 3 and see nothing showing, checking 1405.
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Four is on location.
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Terminac flat report.
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Car four is on Team 1405. The car four is turning to car four.
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Car four.
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First snap here is an iPad battery that started overheat.
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We're checking now if it's had any impact inside.
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Okay.
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We do also have light smoke in the building.
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Carport Radio, get copy ladders report all so you can show Engine 7 on scene.
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Offerner, we have checking on an overheated iPad battery light smoke in the building.
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Engine 7 is unseen 14-07.
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Carport FM 10 on this one.
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