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Basement water heater fire at Elkins Park home extinguished, Elkins Park PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/10/2025 02:20 PM

Harrison Ave, Elkins Park, PA 19027

Firefighters responded to a two-story dwelling near Harrison Avenue, Elkins Park, where a water heater in the basement caught fire. The fire was quickly extinguished and the scene was investigated.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Fire and EMS - East

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02:54

Transcript:

00:00

Station 3, Engine 200, Engine 2, Engine 9.99, Ladder 100, Rit 82,

00:08

Special Service for a Dwelling.

00:11

Near Harrison Avenue, between Myers-Wain and Penn Street, Elkins Park, Cheltenham.

00:19

All units operate, Fire Region 5.

00:31

Engine Assistant 3 Respondition 3, okay, the water heater in the basement's on fire.

00:43

Engine 995.

00:46

2.9. Okay.

00:50

2.9.9.2.9.2.2.9.2.2.2.2.

00:52

Okay.

00:58

And you forward 5.

01:00

74,

01:01

okay

01:06

376B, cover the A Subject in Pain East Arcadia Drive, Wessel, Ridge, Point,

01:12

(number withheld)

01:13

Rest, and definitely, (name withheld), (name withheld), 5.

01:17

Question WD2, okay.

01:20

Ladders system, 100,

01:22

by.

01:24

Ladders, 100, by.

01:27

Kenny, she fades on a route.

01:30

QVK, okay.

01:32

Quentin 99, respond to 4.

01:35

Quinti-9, okay.

01:39

Tendent 2 responded with 4.

01:41

NG2, okay?

01:47

Enter 2 respond to 4.

01:51

County Squad 2-100, respond, number 3.

01:54

Squad J-WK.

01:55

Okay.

02:00

Engine 3 is on location.

02:01

I got a two-story single-family dwelling, nothing's shown, we'll be out investigating.

02:07

Thank you, okay.

02:23

37624 from county

02:29

Go ahead From police, the city County Assistant 3 Assistant 3

02:39

Fire is extinguished, you can leave the engine 3

02:49

Units responding Harrison Avenue in Cheltenham.

02:52

Hold response to engine three versus in three.

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Harrison Ave, Elkins Park, PA 19027

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