False fire alarm triggered by smoke detector at apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm was triggered at Mount Penn Manor Apartments in Reading. Fire crews found no fire or smoke. The alarm was caused by a photo-latching smoke detector. Police communicated with residents via a ring camera.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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03:6
Transcript:
00:00
Andrew One and Tower One, the Mount Penn Manor, Apartment, near South 19th Street,
00:05
Cross Street, Fairview Street, Building C, Apartment 307.
00:08
Automatic fire alarm, 2126.
00:13
Pentagon available 2126.
00:19
The latter 18 personnel are unseen two-story, large residential, nothing showing.
00:25
I'll be conducting 360 investigation.
00:29
The latter 18th, unseen two-story,
00:31
residential nothing showing, you'll be checking for 21212.
00:39
Power 1, 601, South 19.
00:43
Okay, Tower 1.
00:47
Red Edge 1.
00:49
Okay, Angel 1.
00:54
Car 6, Mount Penn Manor, Building C
00:58
Car 6, C-307,
01:02
a photo-latching smoke detector.
01:09
EQ1 from engine MAK1 officer.
01:18
I have the daughter down here at the bottom of the driveway.
01:21
The parents are not home.
01:24
Would you like me to try and send her up?
01:28
I'm in a car.
01:34
The AQ1 Firefighter early.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:42
Okay, 360 complete, nothing showing, no audible alarms.
01:45
Police are talking to the homeowners via a ring camera.
01:49
I can see inside several windows.
01:51
I don't see any kind of fire or smoke condition.
01:56
Any audible alarms sounding?
02:01
Negative, not that I can hear.
02:05
Okay, Reggie.
02:08
Okay. The daughter is on scene, she's at the bottom of the driveway, but she's not going to make it up until he's a ladder truck out of here.
02:18
Probably that, yeah, I walked up here and even walking up, I was losing traction on the boots.
02:25
Yeah, me too.
02:26
I'm up here at the ladder now, so.
02:40
Welcome down to the driveway to meet up with Matt.
02:43
I just want to let you know for a town building.
02:46
All right,
02:49
26 you guys can take up.
02:55
Deputy 182, Captain 182, Firefighter Schwartz is on the way up with the oil dry,
03:00
and the daughter is all accompanying Firefighter Schwartz up to you.
03:05
Okay, received.
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Location mentioned:
S 19th St, Reading, PA 19606
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