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Fire crews respond to alarm at campus housing

Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
03:22
00:00
Tension engine five, ladder one.
audio iconFire & Arson
St Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at a university housing complex on Laverne Drive. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector after a reported odor, likely from vaping. No active fire was found, and responders reset the system before clearing the scene.

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