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Smoke detected in basement at reading structureReading PA

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Spring St, Reading, PA 19601

According to the dispatch call, a structure fire was reported near Madison Avenue and North 5th Street in Reading. Smoke and a strong odor were detected from a boiler in the basement. No flames were visible.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Box 703, after the fire 429, Spring Street, near Madison Avenue and North 5th, a structure fire.
00:05
Tension 7, engine 3, engine 1, ladder, ladder 3, ladder 1, rescue 1, engine 5 for writ.
00:11
Spec 7, respond.
00:13
Box 703, after the fire, 429 Spring Street, near Madison Avenue and North 5th Street, a structure fire reported.
00:20
Smoke from the boiler,
00:22
2004.
00:30
You can clear us from Greenwich and 11th.
00:36
We're going to be going to the box.
00:37
That we'll have this scene.
00:39
Engine 9 will be taking RIT.
00:45
Copy car pour and engine nine scene correction en route NGon9 will be taking writ.
00:50
429 Spring Street smoke coming from a boiler in the basement there's a strong odor, no flame visible color Spanish speaking only they revised to vacuculate.
01:02
3 429 Spring.
01:05
2 out of 3 engine 7 149 Spring.
01:10
Tangent 7.
01:20
Medical 9, respond, 448 Borden Street,
01:23
Piedel Street and Lafayette Street.
01:24
Nylis, Medical, 20-05.
01:45
I just got on scene.
01:47
Three-score, middle, or on the page shelving from the front.
01:51
Engine line's on, correction.
01:52
Engine 7's on scene with license showing.
01:53
Car 9, go ahead.
01:57
One of the cell command.
02:01
Page, command, 20-07.
02:07
Medic 1. Tetic 1.
02:10
Tric ones, we're out of the writing.
02:14
Medicines gone or ready?
02:20
Car 4's on 3.1.
02:22
Car 4's on?
02:28
Command Radio.
02:29
You can return everybody with the exception of engine 7,
02:34
ladder 3,
02:35
and the rescue.
02:39
Copyhold, engine 7, ladder 3, and the rescue, 20-0-8.
02:47
Ladder 3 bring your meter in.
02:51
In sign box 703, 429 Spring Street with the exception of engine 7 and ladder 3 in Rescue 1, you can return on your risk car 9.208.

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Location mentioned:
Spring St, Reading, PA 19601

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  1. Final Assessment and Resolution
  2. Incident Under Control and Unit Release
  3. Units Responding
  4. Initial Dispatch for Structure Fire

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