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Fire crews investigate burning odor at apartment complex

Heard on: Berks County Emergency Services
01:27
00:00
Longswamp Township, (number withheld) Home Road, Lutheran Home at Topton, Helman House Apartments in the community room, Crestview Bueller Drive and Helbert Lane.
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One Home Ave, Topton, PA 19562
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to an apartment complex in Longswamp Township after reports of an electrical burning odor in a community room. Crews did not initially find smoke or visible flames. Some residents reported eye irritation and coughing but did not evacuate. Emergency medical personnel also responded for a resident experiencing respiratory distress. The situation appears to have involved an electrical issue but was contained without major incident.

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