Water line rupture causes gas smell near McClellan Street, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a liquid that smelled like gas was reported near McClellan Street due to a broken heater line. Emergency crews found the leak was caused by a ruptured radiator water line and were working to shut off the water supply.
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Latter 1, near McClellan Street.
00:04
Latter 1, responding, 1925.
00:09
Rescue 1, near McClellan.
00:13
Rescue 1, responding, 1925.
00:17
Sorry, the McClellan.
00:20
All right, responding 1925.
00:22
Near McClellan Street.
00:24
The caller reporting a line from the heater broke.
00:28
There's a liquid that smells like gas from the line.
00:31
No symptoms.
00:33
They were advised to evacuate.
00:34
It's going to be in the kitchen and in the laundry room.
00:39
I just buy 6.1.6.1 call on.
00:43
Enter 5.1925.
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Engine five is arriving.
00:51
Engine five arriving, 1929.
00:55
Big three is it running?
01:01
93 running 1929.
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POMAYOR.
01:06
BOR.
01:09
BOR. BOR.
01:12
BOR.
01:14
BOR.
01:15
BOR. BOR.
01:20
Attention number one, tower one.
01:24
Car 3.325 South 12th Street, Mary Shelter.
01:28
Between Newenburg Street and Spurray Street and automatic fire alarm reported general fire.
01:32
Operations be on Reading Fire Office 2, 1931.
01:39
Tower 1, 325 September 12.
01:46
Tower 1, responding 1932.
01:52
Not a gas leak,
01:57
just a more line going into the radiator.
02:04
We're going to be looking for a water shut off.
02:08
Sounds good.
02:11
Okay.
02:14
All right.
02:19
Engine 1, Car 3, Responding, 1932, 325, 12th Street, Mary Shelter, General Fireline.
02:31
Carrier arrived in McClellan.
02:35
Carrier arriving 1933.
02:43
Go ahead.
02:46
I see it, there's no hazard.
02:49
We're trying to get into the watershed off now.
03:01
Tension Medic 1, 757 Bingman Street, between South 8th Street and 11th Street.
03:06
Overdose, 1934.
03:12
For us to get a hold of housing.
03:20
Yeah,
03:21
it's a busted line to the radiator.
03:25
R1 Engine 1-0C.
03:29
R1 Engine 1 on location, 1934.
03:35
Car 8.
03:41
Do you have a contact for the Housing Authority for this location?
03:51
We could check, I believe RPD would,
03:55
had our idea of a contact number for that.
04:00
Copy. If you get a hold of that contact number, give us this address.
04:05
There's a busted line for a heater in the property.
04:08
We're trying to secure the water.
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Location mentioned:
McClellan St, Reading, PA 19611
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