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Incense smoke mistaken for fire in South 3rd Street buildingReading PA

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S 3rd St, Reading, PA 19602

According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a report of a possible fire near South 3rd Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. Upon arrival, responders found no fire; smoke was caused by a resident burning incense in the hallway.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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01:5
Transcript:
00:00
We'll have I-5.
00:02
Tower one's on location, 1936.
00:08
Units for Box 302 from Car 6, Engine 5, Tower 1 and Rescue 1 are rolling into the South 3rd Street.
00:16
Other units are to go available, but remain in the area briefly, 1936.
00:28
Okay,
00:29
Car 6. Okay,
00:34
Karsak.
00:35
Okay.
00:39
Looks like one of the residents is just burning incense in the hallways.
00:44
There's no fire.
00:45
There's no fire.
00:46
Okay,
00:49
Just tell them to do it courteously and let the lie tenants know.
00:51
Six-ray, you grab the tower.
00:53
Copy incense in a hallway,
00:55
no fire.
00:57
Everybody's available then, Chief?
01:00
Yeah, clearly a sign amount on these.
01:03
All units available at 1937.

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S 3rd St, Reading, PA 19602

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