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Fire alarm triggers response at Alvernia Village

Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
01:56
00:00
Attention, Engine Five, Ladder One, respond.
audio iconFire & Arson
St Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to Alvernia Founders Village on Laverne Avenue for an automatic fire alarm. Crews investigated reports of an alarm activation possibly linked to a kitchen area in one of the apartments. A male resident was also reported semi-responsive with possible seizure activity. Further details on the fire or medical condition were not confirmed at the time.

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