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Fire crews respond to false alarm near Front St

Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
04:19
00:00
Ladder one's on location.
audio iconFire & Arson
N Front St, Reading, PA 19601
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters investigated an apparent alarm activation at an apartment complex near North Front Street in Reading. Crews checked two units after a report of smoke and determined the alarm was caused by a hair product and hairdryer. No active fire was found, and the system was reset.

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