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False fire alarm due to burnt pancakes, Reading PA

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Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

According to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm at Washington Street in Reading was found to be caused by smoke from burnt pancakes during cooking, with no fire emergency detected.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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01:55
Transcript:
00:00
Tanger Engine 3, Ladder 1, Washington Towers, near Washington Street, cross of North 4th Street, automatic fire alarm.
00:09
Engine 3,
00:13
you've gone, near Washington.
00:17
The engine 3, responding.
00:21
Ladder 1, near Washington.
00:24
Clare 1, responding.
00:27
4-9-351. Corny responding.
00:32
From Rapper response, Department 5, Charlie closet smoke detector, they are attempting.
00:40
Right, that's okay.
00:45
Okay,
00:46
I'm at 8.9.
00:47
We're arriving at Reading.
00:49
9.9. Reading.
00:56
Corny's all to see what the assignment.
00:58
Okay.
01:00
Sure. Car 911 location with the assignment checking.
01:03
Three to seven in a nine.
01:12
Five.
01:15
Five C burnt pancakes and trying to restore.
01:19
I heard smoke from normal cooking, okay.
01:25
Okay.
01:26
Medic three, are you here now?
01:29
Madic three.
01:31
Are we available, patient refusal AMA?
01:35
Okay, can we available, patient refusal AMA?
01:41
9-0906. 9 or again?
01:46
Car 9. 5.C.
01:48
Smoke from pancakes.
01:50
Simon's available.
01:52
See, Car 9.
01:53
5, Charlie, smoke from pancakes.

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Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

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