Fire crews handle small apartment fire on N Front St, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible small fire and water leak at an apartment building on North Front Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. Moderate smoke was observed on the second floor. The situation involved a small bathroom fire that appeared to be extinguished. Units checked for any fire extension and determined the scene was safe. Cause uncertain, but electrical issues were mentioned as a possibility.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:18
Transcript:
00:00
You
00:03
Engine seven,
00:04
ladder one out front.
00:09
Ladder one.
00:10
Engine seven, we'll be out checking.
00:13
We're on a two-story.
00:15
Engine seven, nothing showing, investigating.
00:18
Middle of the road, two-story.
00:19
Zero nine forty-four, car eight.
00:21
A copy, I'm responding.
00:23
Received, we got this as water leaking from the apartment above following a fire.
00:27
We're being told by Reading Police the fire was sometime last night.
00:31
Unknown if it's electrical.
00:32
Close that risk. We're not getting a call from a neighbor.
00:34
They're reporting the same with an odor of smoke.
00:36
All right, okay.
00:40
I'm going to flyers past this way.
00:43
Second floor,
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father's upstairs.
00:49
Okay, I got almost none of that yet back on the way.
00:54
Free crew in a car eight.
00:56
Looks like we have a small bathroom fire, hopefully out at this point.
01:00
Copy, can we do this one-on-one?
01:03
Probably could.
01:04
Just got to check for some extension.
01:07
Sorry, the radio.
01:09
All right, here's the response of all personnel not already there.
01:18
We're used to operators not already there, zero nine forty-six.
01:21
Also have everyone but the first in to stay in their vehicles.
01:29
Received.
01:31
Three driver correct? Yes.
01:33
Go ahead.
01:34
Moderate smoke condition, second floor.
01:36
We're opening the walls now.
01:38
We have a dry line up here.
01:40
Copy.
01:44
Attention companies responding, box 70-45, near North Front Street.
01:51
Apparatus not already on scene can return.
01:54
On apparatus that are on scene,
01:56
they're not first in, state of their apparatus.
01:58
Car car eight zero nine four seven.
02:01
Engine seven driver, bring a can.
02:04
Radio have (name withheld) on third clear.
02:08
Water one driver with (name withheld).
02:09
Is there anything near that window frame? We've got some charring on the outside.
02:15
(name withheld), one can is going to be good enough.
02:16
Do you want another?
02:18
One can.
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Location mentioned:
N Front St, Reading, PA
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