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Smoke from cooking triggers fire alarm at Berkshire Towers, Reading PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/15/2025 07:15 PM

Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

According to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm triggered at Berkshire Towers, 726 Washington Street, due to smoke from cooking in apartment 306. The fire system was reset and no fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS

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02:21

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1 and Tower 1, 726 Washington Street at the Berkshire Towers.

00:04

Automatic fire alarm, 2260.

00:11

726 Washington.

00:13

Engine 1, you're en route.

00:15

2.17.

00:18

Tower 1. 726 Washington.

00:22

Okay, Tower 1.

00:24

8, 726 Washington.

00:27

R.8, the Berkshire Towers, 3rd floor apartment 306, living room smoke detector.

00:33

Okay.

00:37

Do you watch around.

00:39

Engine went on scene 2217.

00:52

Medics 7, 14, 12, Monroe Street, Cross Street, Montgomery Street, ALS, Medical.

00:57

2218.

01:02

Benjamin Jerome and Corey.

01:04

June 8.

01:06

June 8.

01:09

Apartment, 306, living room, smoke,

01:14

water log.

01:18

306.

01:22

306.

01:24

306. Three zero six.

01:30

Laboratory difficulty.

01:34

No precautions, requesting running.

01:41

All right, arriving.

01:43

All right, Sunseen 2220.

01:48

Power on Car 8.

01:52

Hey.

01:54

Smoke, cooking, farmer 306, clear parade store.

02:00

Copy that. Happy that.

02:06

Secret radio.

02:08

Okay.

02:11

Apartment 306, smoke from cooking, system's been reset, units are available.

02:17

Smoke from cooking in 306, system reset.

02:20

Time is available, 22, 22.

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Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

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