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False fire alarm at Hugh Carcella building, Reading PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
N 10th St, Reading, PA 19604

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Hugh Carcella building near North 10th Street in Reading. They investigated a fourth-floor storage room near the elevator but found no signs of fire. The alarm system was reset and restored to normal.

Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:4
Transcript:
00:00
And just my location, nothing showing, investigating 18-0-9.
00:03
Car 7.
00:04
Go to 7. Car 7, we're not getting a fire alarm for the Hugh Carcella building.
00:08
You want to keep that on 1?
00:09
No, they can go to 2.
00:12
And we'll let Larry free handle it.
00:14
When they get there? We'll receive 1810.
00:18
Now with Car 7.
00:19
Good.
00:21
Single alarm.
00:23
Fourth-floor storage room.
00:25
Copy fourth-floor storage.
00:28
Engine 9, near North 10th Street.
00:30
1912, switch to ops 2.
00:32
7. Don’t see what the time.
00:34
Car center location 1812.
00:37
Good.
00:38
You're curious, I believe the storage room is in the area of the elevator.
00:43
If you're looking at it, it's going to be to the right, kind of behind it.
00:48
There's no cause.
00:50
The roof and back doors are open.
00:52
Okay.
00:53
R7 R8.
00:55
No obvious cause, system restored, keys returned, and signs available.
00:59
Copy no obvious.
01:00
Keys returned, system restored to normal at 18.7.

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N 10th St, Reading, PA 19604

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