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Fire alarm activation caused by cooking smoke in apartment, Reading PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/16/2025 06:55 AM

N Front St, Reading, PA 19601

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm went off in apartment 9E near North Front Street due to smoke from cooking. Fire responders confirmed the smoke was caused by cooking and no fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: City of Reading Fire/EMS

Listen to dispatch call

02:39

Transcript:

00:00

Tynchance and 3-Liter 1 respond, lighting out of the apartments, near North Front Street.

00:05

The West Washington and Fisher Lane automatic fire alarm proposed to the 9th floor apartment 9-E living room fire alarm.

00:20

Tension 3, 100 o'clock.

00:27

Tension 3,0958.

00:31

Ladder 1,00Fronk.

00:34

2,0958. No.23, ladder 1,0958.

00:39

Okay,

00:41

7,00000000.

00:47

7, near North Front Street, 9th floor N,

00:53

like November, apartment 9 E.

00:55

Eggo, living room fire alarm, 0,950.

00:58

Sir, just smoke elevator lobby,

01:01

device 104-35.

01:04

That's good.

01:06

Committee 1-1-Ru-Reading.

01:10

950.

01:15

Section 3190-959.

01:20

Third floor smoke electric 314 device 104-204-22.

01:28

That's correct.

01:32

Okay.

01:35

Any interest force?

01:37

Good.

01:42

The reason of checking apartment 9 is the number 9 in the north.

01:45

Copy-any.

01:49

Read a card seven additional from the alarm company.

01:53

Good.

01:59

Hey, spoke to (name withheld), who stated everything was okay.

02:03

A resident fruit in is on site.

02:06

Okay.

02:17

Smoke and cooking giffure restart.

02:24

For smoke corridor by Classroom 320,

02:28

Device 104-13.

02:32

Okay.

02:33

Seven, right.

02:35

Okay,

02:36

seven. I need a smoke from cooking.

02:37

You can clear me.

02:38

Companies are available.

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N Front St, Reading, PA 19601

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