False fire alarm caused by cooking smoke, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm was reported on the ninth floor apartment of a building on North Front Street, Reading. Fire units responded and found the smoke was caused by burnt food while cooking. No fire was found and the alarm was false.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Time to challenge, 3, ladder, 1, rest on, riding out of the apartments, near North Front Street.
00:05
Crosher, the West Washington official lane automatic fire alarm reported to be on the 9th floor apartment 9E living room fire alarm.
00:14
The alarm company 0956.
00:20
Tension 3100 or front.
00:28
Tendon 309508.
00:33
into three ladder one zero nine fifty eight
00:40
seven hundred ruffont
00:42
four
00:46
car seven one hundred north front street ninth floor n
00:51
like november apartment nine e eegle living room fire alarm zero nine fifty eight
00:58
I want to go on the race.
01:03
91's load of writing 0951.
01:07
10950.
01:09
103 is on scene, nothing shelf.
01:12
No, 3 is on scene, 0,950, Matt.
01:14
Section 3 is on scene, 0, 950,000.
01:18
Season 3, car shells.
01:23
Good.
01:26
For sure, checking apartment 9E.
01:30
Copy 90.
01:33
3rd Car 7, additional from the alarm company.
01:37
Good.
01:40
They spoke to (name withheld) who stated, everything was okay.
01:45
A resident burnt food in is on site.
01:48
Okay.
01:53
Two three crew and card nine, eight, seven.
01:58
Good.
02:02
Slug from cooking, good for a restore.
02:08
Okay,
02:09
seven ready.
02:12
Three seven.
02:14
Nine, you can clear from cooking.
02:16
You can clear me to come. He's a vote when they're ready.
02:20
Copy your available smoke from cooking center.
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Location mentioned:
N Front St, Reading, PA 19601
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