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Electrical socket sparks in reading apartmentReading PA

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Chestnut St & S 4th St, Reading, PA 19602

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an apartment near Chestnut Street and South 4th Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, for a report of an electrical socket sparking. Upon arrival, no smoke or flames were observed.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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01:10
Transcript:
00:00
Box 302[1]. Tadjure so far, 234 south this street.
00:05
Apartment 1 front.
00:07
Crosha Street and Chestnut Street, Structure Fire.
00:10
Tension Engine 3, Engine 1,
00:12
Engine 1, Engine 5.
00:13
Lider 1,
00:14
Tower 1, Rescue 1, Engine 7, Ferret.
00:18
Hemetic 3.
00:20
Box 302[1], 2 3, 4th Street,
00:23
Cross 3rd Street and Chestnut Street.
00:25
Structure Fire Report will be electrical socket, sparking 257.
00:35
Call 5.
00:39
Engine 3, respond.
00:42
Fire 1, 2, 3, 4,075.
00:47
A lighter 1 respond.
00:51
Call 4, 2, 3, 4, 775.
00:55
Call 4, responding, 258.
01:01
Part 4, car 9, apartment one front electrical stop in and the bedroom sparking.
01:07
Paul does not see any smoke or active fire.
01:10
They were a small spark.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Box 302: Box number identifying the incident area/zone for the call

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Location mentioned:
Chestnut St & S 4th St, Reading, PA 19602

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  3. On-Scene Assessment
  4. Initial Dispatch for Structure Fire

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