Fire alarm triggered by burnt toast near North 9th St, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a commercial building near North 9th Street. The incident was initially reported as a break room fire but was later confirmed to be burnt toast. The building was evacuated as a precaution and later cleared once it was determined there was no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Engine One, near North Ninth.
00:02
Engine One responding.
00:04
Try near North Ninth.
00:06
All right, near North Ninth, a second-floor break room fire alarm.
00:10
Engine One's arriving.
00:11
Nothing evident from the front.
00:13
We'll be out checking.
00:14
Building's evacuated.
00:16
Engine One arriving, nothing evident from the front, building's evacuated to be checked.
00:19
(name withheld)?
00:20
Hey, copy.
00:23
Engine One driving car eight.
00:25
Engine One portable to car eight.
00:27
Go ahead.
00:28
Staff is reporting it's burnt out.
00:31
That's what I figured.
00:33
Do what you got to do with yourself.
00:36
Sorry, radio.
00:37
All right.
00:40
Staff's reporting burnt toast.
00:42
Crews will be confirming that and then resetting.
00:45
They'll make themselves available, unavailable.
00:48
Received burnt toast.
00:49
You're available.
00:50
I think it's all available.
00:53
Confirming our report.
00:54
Clear for restore.
00:57
Systems holding.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N 9th St, Reading, PA 19601
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