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Gasoline odor and carbon monoxide found at repair garageReading PA

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Clymer St, Reading, PA 19602

According to the dispatch call, fire and hazmat responders investigated a gasoline odor at a location near Clymer Street between Good and Mineral Spring Road. The smell originated from an auto repair garage on the first floor, where carbon monoxide was detected. Residents were advised to evacuate and the fire marshal will be notified.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Tengen Engine 3 Tower 1 Rescue and Respondent on FireOps number 2.
00:06
Near Clymer Street between Good and Mineral Spring Road.
00:10
Department number 12 for haznitur gasoline,
00:14
1830. The engine, sorry.
00:26
Tower 1, near Clymer.
00:30
Hey, Tower 1.
00:33
Rescue 1, near Clymer.
00:38
Okay, rescue 1, switcho drops to.
00:45
I want... Car 4 is arriving on Laurel.
00:49
Hey, car 4, I'm located.
00:55
Hi, the radio.
00:58
Cardine, good.
01:01
I'm clear from accident and I'll be en route to a climber.
01:07
Okay, apartment 12, odor gasoline and the resident,
01:13
no smoke or fire, they were advised to evacuate.
01:18
Okay.
01:21
Rescue 1's arriving will be checking.
01:24
Hey, Rescue 1 on location checking, 1835.
01:28
2.
01:33
Car 9. There's a vehicle repair garage operating on the first floor level.
01:39
That's where the odor is coming from.
01:42
Very good. Nine are in you.
01:46
Car 9. Car 9.
01:52
You can clear me for that call.
01:53
21 carry the call.
01:58
Carna,
01:59
I mentioned receives.
02:00
I copy 21's report also.
02:02
All right for me to 21.
02:07
I missed your transmission.
02:08
What did you say it was?
02:10
There's an auto repair facility operating out of the first floor garage in this place.
02:15
And that's where the odor of gasoline is coming from and there's CO in there.
02:23
Okay, copy.

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Clymer St, Reading, PA 19602

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Incident Timeline

  1. Source confirmed and mitigated
  2. Readings improve with continued ventilation
  3. Second floor checked and ventilated
  4. Initial CO readings and ventilation
  5. CO detected in the building
  6. Investigation identifies source of odor
  7. Rescue 1 arrives on scene

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