Fire crews address indoor grilling at apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of smoke and an active fire alarm near Penn Street. Upon arrival, units discovered a resident grilling with a charcoal barbecue inside an apartment. Firefighters removed the grill and ventilated the area. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:55
Transcript:
00:00
Engine One Six North Nine.
00:02
Engine One around 1830.
00:03
Five Six North Five.
00:05
Okay, that one.
00:06
Car Four Six North Nine.
00:08
Car Four, we've received one call reporting smoke coming from the window as well as the fire alarm going off.
00:15
Radio Car Four, an updated address they said it's actually going to be near Penn Street.
00:21
A 3rd floor window.
00:23
Copy.
00:26
Engine One Radio, confirm address?
00:29
Affirmative, near Penn Street.
00:32
The corner with South Main.
00:35
Engine One's on location.
00:36
I'll give you a size up in a second.
00:38
Okay, move on.
00:39
Medical, yes, on location.
00:42
We're on location.
00:44
We think we're on location 1932.
00:46
Car four is on scene.
00:49
Have a four-story mixed occupancy, nothing showing from the exterior at this time.
00:54
Copy, four-story mixed occupancy, nothing showing from the exterior.
00:59
Engine one, are you inside the address?
01:02
Negative, I'm currently in the street by the rig.
01:06
Car four, radio.
01:07
You can show the valve to the side on scene.
01:09
Okay, car four.
01:10
Why everyone, tell her car four.
01:12
Go ahead.
01:13
Chief, at this point we think we found it.
01:16
They say the occupant has a barbecue going in the apartment.
01:20
Charcoal.
01:22
Okay, let's work on getting that out of the apartment.
01:27
Engine one, ladder one, pillar.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:30
Go ahead now.
01:32
I'm good. I was in six looking at the other building.
01:36
You're in the same place they were reporting smoke from, so it's the same thing.
01:41
Sounds good.
01:42
Yeah, it connects over to the entrance.
01:46
Chief, it's going to be apartment 3F.
01:52
Chief, they're saying it still carries the Penn Street address, apartment 3F.
02:00
Crews found someone cooking with a charcoal barbecue inside the residence.
02:07
We're removing the charcoal and will be metering and venting at this time.
02:17
We'll be holding Ladder One, Tower One, Engine One, and Rescue One.
02:23
The balance can return.
02:25
Copy, barbecue inside the residence, removing, metering, and venting.
02:50
Units being held by Engine One, Tower One, Ladder One, Rescue One.
02:53
Remainder will be marked available.
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Location mentioned:
Penn St #3f, Reading, PA 19601
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