Hazardous materials and gas odor reported in Reading building, Reading PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, responders were sent to a building near Church Street in Reading for reports of hazardous materials and a gas odor. Carbon monoxide alarms were sounding and two people felt sick. One person refused to evacuate, stating they did not feel ill.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Attention Engine 7, Letter 3, Rescue 1, Medic 9.
00:03
Near Church Street, between Spring Street and Windsor Street, hazmat with symptoms, 1601.
00:13
Number three, near Church.
00:18
23 responding 16-0-2.
00:19
7, near Church.
00:27
7 responding 16-year-2.
00:29
7 responding 16-0.2.
00:30
R.S 2-1.
00:35
Thank you very.
00:36
Press 2-1 responding 16-0-3.
00:41
All right, near Church.
00:44
I have the notes here.
00:46
I said it's two weeks they've been smelling this gas, if that's the case, has UGI been alerted.
00:53
All right, what place you're responding.
00:54
UGI was the one that was calling.
00:57
The third party.
00:59
I'm sure if they are responding.
01:00
We did not get any notification of that.
01:04
Okay, copy.
01:11
The Woods of the Provence building, see Charlie a general farm.
01:14
Thank you. The smell of gas in the past two weeks.
01:25
Three carbon monoxide alarms sounding.
01:27
in the building.
01:29
Two occupants feel sick.
01:30
There's a smell of gas on the second and third floor, crashing the first and second floor.
01:35
The female says on location did not want to evacuate stated she is not feeling sick.
01:42
I'll be waiting on the third floor for response.
01:50
Hesie 7-Lad of 3-Matic 9 on scene.
01:53
Under 7-7-Lat of 3-Medign 9 on scene 1604.
01:56
Matt is reading the chiefs, 300 parts at the door.
02:00
We're evacuating.
02:03
Copy. Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Church St, Reading, PA 19601
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