Heavy smoke odor detected near South Main and Northampton St, Wilkes Barre PA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders detected a strong smell of smoke near the intersection of South Main Street and Northampton Street in Wilkes-Barre. They are investigating to determine whether there is an active fire or if the smell is from nearby leaf burning. No fire has been confirmed yet.
Audio|Source: Luzerne County Fire - Wilkes Barre Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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I just got stopped by an odor of smoke in the area near Northampton and South Main. I'm actually out of Wilkes Public Safety.
00:07
I do have a heavy odor smoke. Do you believe that's related from that call you were just on?
00:13
That fire, though.
00:14
We're at the seizure call now on near South Rainforest.
00:21
Okay, I'll check the area here then.
00:24
County of 6.
00:28
F-6.
00:30
You start a card for odor of smoke in the area near South Main, Northampton.
00:37
104, 1912.
00:43
Anyone at six. That can't be the thing called the leaf burner put out a month ago.
00:49
Okay, very well, thank you.
00:55
Headquarters, F6.
01:01
We have the order of the leaves burning here at headquarters, so very well might have traveled that far.
01:11
Okay, yeah, that's kind of what it smells like too, so I'll just check the area quick. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
E Northampton St & S Main St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
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