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Natural gas odor reported at Kutztown University apartment, Kutztown PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 04:48 PM

Kutztown, PA 19530

An odor of natural gas was reported inside Apartment 416 at Golden Bear Village South, Kutztown University. Emergency units and utility services responded to investigate the potential gas leak. No smoke, fire, or symptoms were observed at the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS

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02:23

Transcript:

00:00

Kutztown University, Golden Bear Village South.

00:03

Apartment 416, between Baldy Road and Boston Road.

00:07

Station 46, Lutter 46, Rescue 146, Golden Bear Village South.

00:14

Apartment 416, between Baldy Road and Boston Road.

00:17

Report of odor of natural gas inside the apartment.

00:20

1940...

00:26

Dispatch report.

00:31

Unit 12, 1951, 1117 Allison Place, M.S.

00:35

Unit is on location, requesting status.

00:42

Paramedic unit dispatched.

00:47

Paramedic unit en route.

00:56

Unit E51 Penn Street of the Ostroma, 1950.

01:03

This unit will be out.

01:06

I'm M. Farage, 42.

01:11

Unit 46,

01:13

received.

01:14

Responding momentarily, 93.

01:17

Building Golden Bear Village South, Kutztown University, Building 80, Apartment 416.

01:23

Odor of natural gas in the building, no smoke or fire, no symptoms.

01:26

Possibly from a water heater.

01:32

246.

01:34

246.

01:37

And all with the additional.

01:40

Responding with the additional unit.

01:47

Apartment 416 between Baldy Road and Boston Road, hazardous material incident.

01:51

Dispatch match for Tommy Township, Kutztown University, Golden Bear Village South.

01:57

Apartment 416 between Baldy Road and Boston Road, reported odor of natural gas.

02:04

1954.

02:09

No covers, not going to get out.

02:12

Receive no covers.

02:13

Utility 12 on scene.

02:21

Utility 12 on location. Utility 12 on the gate.

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