Natural gas odor and furnace issue prompt evacuation, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency units responded near Schuylkill Avenue to a report of a natural gas odor and a possible furnace malfunction. Evacuation was advised and the utility company arrived on scene to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Attention engine, 7-901 and Rescue 1 respond.
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Near Schuylkill Avenue, crossing West Greenwich, Lincoln Street, and West Green Street.
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Possible furnace malfunction with natural gas odor reported.
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307 scruple.
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Hedgion 7, 17, 12.
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7.17.
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12. Number 11.
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12.
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Rescue 1, 537, scuba.
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Rescue 1, 17, 12. Rescue 1, 17, 12.
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Car number withheld.
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Car 9, 17-13, call from UGI reporting natural gas odor and a possible runaway furnace.
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Evacuation advised.
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Ready, it's car 9.
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UGI confirms they have a service team on site.
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Location mentioned:
Schuylkill Ave, Reading, PA 19601
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