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Smoke from cooking triggers fire alarm at reading apartment, Reading PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 10:05 AM

Franklin St, Reading, PA 19602

According to the dispatch call, a general fire alarm was activated at the Rhodes Apartments near Franklin Street in Reading. Fire crews responded and found the alarm was triggered by smoke from cooking in apartment 309. The situation was resolved without incident.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital

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02:17

Transcript:

00:00

Attention engine 1 Tower 1.

00:06

815 Franklin Street, the Rhodes Apartments between South 8th Street for a general fire alarm, 1305.

00:16

You can cancel.

00:23

If you birth, I want to move it.

00:27

You're available, Thursday, 36.

00:34

Perks, (number withheld), out at right.

00:36

The minute (number withheld), out at writing.

00:39

Middix (number withheld), I've ridden, 1300.0.

00:46

815 Franklin Street.

00:50

Tower one responding, 1307.

00:55

Kennedy, Rhodes.

00:57

Parate responding, 1307.

00:59

815 Franklin Street, Rhodes Department's general fire alarm.

01:08

Tower one is on-scene investigating.

01:11

Tower one on-scene investigating, 13-07.

01:20

So, can you hear me again?

01:25

Yep.

01:26

Copy.

01:27

Copy.

01:30

Engine one crew McCrary.

01:35

Go ahead.

01:37

Smoke from cooking, we're good for a restore.

01:42

What apartment?

01:48

3.309, Chief.

01:51

Okay 3.3.m.

01:55

All right.

02:01

Pre-check 309, food from cooking.

02:05

They're actively resetting the system.

02:08

They'll make themselves available and ready.

02:10

I'm available.

02:11

All right, receive.

02:14

Smoke from cooking in 309.

02:16

It's like you're available.

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Franklin St, Reading, PA 19602

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