False fire alarm triggered by recreational smoke, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a general fire alarm at a building near Lackawanna Street was triggered by recreational or cigar smoke. Fire units responded and found no fire after checking the area. The alarm was reset after identifying the cause.
Audio|Heard on: City of Reading Fire/EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
The 297 Ladder 3, 300 Lackawanna Street.
00:03
On the 14th floor, Sanitation Department,
00:07
between Allegheny Avenue and Carving Street, general fire alarm.
00:11
2945.
00:12
Ladder 3, I'll go with the company to 300 Lackawanna.
00:16
5.3, we're easy.
00:17
Waiting to respond.
00:18
319, Lackawanna Street, Building 14.
00:20
General fire alarm.
00:25
This radio, Sarah Lackawanna.
00:32
Ladder 3, responding 2242.
00:39
Engine 7, responding 2242.
00:46
Medic 3 is there.
00:54
Medic 3 arriving 2240.
00:56
Engine 7 found no visible fire inside alpha.
00:59
We'll continue checking.
01:01
107 non-response, nothing found inside alpha.
01:03
Check at 2246.
01:09
Just 7.2.3.
01:12
Go ahead.
01:17
Force 4A, bouquet vestibules, most affected.
01:24
Okay, we should.
01:26
Postal 8.5.
01:28
Three areas, you copy.
01:30
Affirmative, we copy.
01:31
Twenty-two for you.
01:32
Okay,
01:37
three right here.
01:39
I just said a question,
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sir. Go ahead.
01:43
Medic 3.
01:46
And testers, there's a lot about me and have them reset the system when they're in.
01:55
Here's either the recreational smoking or cigar smoking.
02:03
From 14x,
02:04
trying to find the owner.
02:07
I think three apologies.
02:08
He came a little muffle.
02:09
Does that call the alarm company to reset the alarm?
02:12
Okay, I believe I got that.
02:13
You've got cigar smoke from 14th floor truckers, that's correct.
02:18
Correct, 14th floor truckers, right?
02:20
I'm sorry, we're having what we're trying to tell them here.
02:25
Okay, really right as you've got it.
02:28
Are you see?
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Location mentioned:
Lackawanna St building 14, Reading, PA 19601
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