Trash compactor fire at Muhlenberg Township building, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire occurred in a trash compactor connected to a building near North 12th Street and Exposition Avenue in Muhlenberg Township. Fire crews responded to contain the fire and conducted ventilation operations.
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02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Fire twelve, your 2nd dispatch.
00:02
Near North 12th Street and Exposition Avenue.
00:04
Structure fire reported.
00:06
Trash compactor connected to building on fire.
00:09
Operational box five one after response 1710.
00:20
Anything out there with winch?
00:23
Are you thinking about pulling it out with a winch?
00:31
Correct.
00:35
All right, let's see what we can do.
00:39
Right, Chris.
00:42
Second thought, in addition to that, we've got a ladder out here with support up top.
00:49
We'll open that up.
00:54
Six 511, I jumped on the call.
01:00
This is it.
01:05
For expression rescue 45, we're arriving.
01:12
Station 7-Eleven.
01:19
Assistant 13 from command.
01:22
All right,
01:26
we're going to get you Engine 9's booster reel.
01:30
Send it up there and you can utilize that.
01:34
That'll be perfect.
01:35
It gets completely open from the top.
01:41
All right, stand by for command.
01:44
Stand by for command.
01:48
We have water on the fire.
01:50
It's contained to this trash compactor.
01:52
We're going to have an extensive ventilation operation here.
01:57
Did ladder 12 get up?
01:59
I was just calling you for that.
02:01
Ladder 12 failed, 79 responding.
02:05
All right, add ladder 18 for their battery fans.
02:11
Steve, adding ladder A two.
02:22
Zero 6515, route to 1713.
02:30
Muhlenberg Township, near North 12th Street and Exposition Avenue, structure fire reported.
02:37
Trash compactor on fire connected to building.
02:41
Operation Berks Fires went after response 1713.
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Location mentioned:
N 12th St, Reading, PA 19605
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