Natural gas odor triggers fire alarm in apartment building, Sinking Spring PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a building near James Street where a natural gas odor triggered fire alarms. There was no visible smoke or fire, and no physical symptoms reported. Evacuation was advised as a precaution. Hazmat teams and rescue units were dispatched to investigate and manage the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
00:00
Sinking Springboro, near James Street, from Schilling,
00:03
Cross Street to Schillington Road,
00:06
the hazmat, an odor of natural gas in the building with the fire alarms activated.
00:10
Station 18, engine 18, 1, lottery, rescue engine 85.
00:14
Sinking Springboro, near James Street, crossing the Schillington Road,
00:19
the hazmat, odor of natural gas in the building, fire alarms activated, (number withheld).
00:25
Bork-Straise 298 respondent.
00:35
Robeson Township 258, Oak Grove Road, Cresher DeWan Drive, ALS Medical.
00:41
Medica, 68, Robinson Township 258, Oak Grove Road, Crusher Sworn Drive, ALS, Pedical, (number withheld).
00:48
Rescue again 85, responding, (number withheld).
00:52
Near James Street, there is an unknown apartment number.
00:55
The fire lines going off in the building with a smell of natural gas.
00:59
No smoke seen negative symptoms.
01:02
What advice to evacuate?
01:05
Forens (number withheld).
01:07
(number withheld) responding, (number withheld).
01:11
Forks, minor 18, you're out.
01:14
Forks, (number withheld) respondent.
01:17
11 responding, (number withheld).
01:21
11. Correct.
01:22
C-18. The F-C-18.
01:26
Not at 6822, responding (number withheld).
01:29
258 Oak Grove Road, 89-year-old female having trouble walking, shorter breaths.
01:35
and pale and color.
01:37
Has a history of CHS and AFIB, Ways 134, to Reading.
01:43
Responding to James Street, that any additional, please.
01:46
FD. 1818, you're responding (number withheld).
01:48
Near James Street is an unknown apartment number.
01:51
He reported the fire alarm going off in the building with a smell of natural gas, no smoke, flame, pain, and no symptoms.
01:57
They would advise to evacuate.
02:00
S. 18 has the additional.
02:09
Hidalberg Township, Bethany Children's Home, 1863, Bethany Road, crushed for West Rylund, Road, and Bethany Drive, ALS Medical.
02:17
Lovenant ambulance 55 and Medic 6-512, Hydeburg Township, Bethany Children's Home, 1863, Bethany Road,
02:24
pressure to West Riland Road and Bethany Drive, ALS, Medical, (number withheld).
02:32
For credit six by one to use now.
02:40
(number withheld) Bethany Children's home 18503 Bethany Road ABC building 17-year-old female having a panic attack respiratory difficulty hyperventilating does have a history of the same and his own daily medication elevated heart rate types in this in the chest and tail requesting the same jobs
03:03
(number withheld) work security check
03:08
Everyone's good, no further.
03:09
We just extradited the patients.
03:14
Copy no further patients extricated (number withheld).
03:17
All right, team.
03:24
Florida 18.
03:29
On the scene with M285, I have a two-story, end-of-row apartment.
03:35
Nothing appears evident here.
03:37
We have to get a question option and what happened to be in the SC-18.
03:41
The second location with FC-18, two-story end of row, nothing evident.
03:47
News, fire ops, number one.
03:53
Perks, seven, annual, six, you're responding with additional.
04:00
Email (number withheld) responding with the additional (number withheld).
04:11
Annette's a sign faking sprang row (number withheld) James 3.
04:15
We have that Operation Zulberg's fire off number 1 after response, FCAT as command, (number withheld).
04:25
And it's assigned sinking spring row near James Street.
04:29
The hazmat operations on berks flyoff number one after response, F.C.
04:33
18 as command,
04:34
(number withheld).
04:38
And it's assigned sinking spring row near James Street.
04:43
The hazmat operations on Berks flyoff number one after response, F.E.
04:47
18 as command,
04:48
(number withheld).
04:50
Brits, F. 18.
04:54
On the scene, I'll be establishing James Street command, going to Hops 1.
04:58
That's 18 on location (number withheld) with command.
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Location mentioned:
James St, Sinking Spring, PA 19608
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