Small stovetop fire at Wilson School Lane apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonA small stovetop fire occurred at a two-story apartment near Wilson School Lane in Spring Township. A plastic container melted causing minor smoke on the second floor. Fire crews ventilated the area and the fire was quickly controlled with no apparent damage.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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04:46
Transcript:
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Spring Township 2806.
00:02
For express engine 885 in route, place of the engine.
00:09
Rescue engine 85 cops.
00:15
Goals on fighter, crowning out,
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1241.
00:23
Correct 965-1-1-1 in route.
00:27
61511 responding 1241.
00:35
Mark Squad 650 is around.
00:37
You can recall 6521.
00:38
They are aware.
00:44
Squad 650, you're responding and you say clear is 6521.
00:50
Okay, minute.
00:58
I guess for the structure fire spring towns at near Wilson School Lane fire operations are going to be on fire office number one at the response 12
01:26
Okay,
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the corrections, it's going to be a correction now, I'm saying 28.
01:38
For Spring Township, for the Structure Fire, the correct address is going to be near Wilson School Lane.
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1036 in Row with 1.
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For 2957 is right.
02:05
157. I'm out.
02:17
Operations are on Burke Fireoffs 1 and you are on.
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That's for letter 18 and station 1 for Ritz.
02:31
Spring Township near Wilson School Lane.
02:34
Berks, Latter 18 did you're out, arriving on scene.
02:45
Hey,
02:47
you know it's not here and can copy.
02:48
Can you repeat?
02:51
First, G55.
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Chief 85. Chief 85.
02:59
Two-story end of row, multiple unit apartment building.
03:04
Normal conditions from size to alpha.
03:07
Or an investigative mode, I'll establish command on Ops 1.
03:11
First engine in can stage at the Hydron.
03:14
It's going to be right at the building for the 2,800 building.
03:21
Copy two-story and a row multiple unit apartment building, you're going to establish command.
03:31
Double from the action.
03:35
Okay, Deputy 25.
03:40
Can't cast me a thought.
03:43
Good captain.
03:46
It's going to be a plastic container that was on top of the stovetop that built it.
03:52
Just a slight smoke condition on the second floor will need some natural ventilation.
03:58
Pretty see.
03:59
Latter 18s here, I'll hold it to them.
04:01
They can throw a mechanical fan in.
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I'll come in and grab some pictures.
04:08
Okay, yeah, we can use a fan to the front door if they're here.
04:13
Parks, Latter 18, Lassie.
04:21
Go ahead.
04:24
Near Wilson School Lane and you can place the fire under control.
04:28
It doesn't appear to be any damage.
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We're running into mechanical ventilate.
04:30
We can hold this to Latter 18 and Rescue Engine 85.
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Everything else that includes the MS can recall.
04:37
Copy the fire is under control, hold to Ladder 18 and rescue engine 85.
04:43
Everything else can recall including EMS 248.
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Location mentioned:
Wilson School Ln, Reading, PA 19608
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