Gas emergency prompts fire response near Main Street, Reading MA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a possible gas problem at a building near Main Street. The incident involved a three-story structure. Command was taken with an offensive firefighting strategy focusing on life safety.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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01:42
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, police, and fire units, all companies transmitting box 134-1 for near Main Street for the inside order of gas.
00:14
117. I don't know.
00:15
I couldn't head that way.
00:18
Units walked on each other.
00:20
117, I have your respondent.
00:23
That's right.
00:29
150, ready?
00:32
115?
00:33
I'm clear of artists.
00:39
Receive.
00:41
9901 on that.
00:44
Good.
00:47
Right, I don't know if you have to update but 117 can handle up.
00:52
All right, I copy.
00:53
Thank you, sir.
00:58
By announcing box alarm, box 134-1 has been transmitted.
01:03
For near Main Street, Belmont-on, for the investigation.
01:13
And as that, lot of one, you're clear, 1,100 Main, responding to near Main Street.
01:19
Reading Fire from C-3.
01:21
C-3.
01:24
C3 is on scene, near Main Street.
01:29
We have a three-story ponderance building, high-victive profile.
01:33
We'll be a life priority.
01:35
Offensive strategy, C-3 will have command.
01:41
C-3 on scene has command.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Reading, MA 01867
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