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Gas odor and hissing noise reported near Sycamore Road, West Reading PA

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Reported: 12/11/2025 08:58 AM

Sycamore Rd, West Reading, PA 19611

According to the dispatch call, authorities responded to a report of a gas odor and hissing noise near Sycamore Road in West Reading. Hazmat units, the fire chief, and ladder crew were dispatched to investigate a faulty meter and ensure safety.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

West Reading Borough, near Sycamore Road for hazmat.

00:04

Station 64, rescue engine 85, Western Readerie.

00:08

Near Sycamore Road between South Fifth Avenue and Parkside Drive North.

00:12

For hazmat,

00:13

please...

00:18

Medic 6512 is going to Reading.

00:24

Medics 6512 to Reading.

00:30

PIC-711 available.

00:33

Medics 5711 available, 1,200.

00:40

For Simulance, 5453 available, available.

00:45

For Simulance 5453, available. Signal 2453 available to...

00:51

For static 5602, available.

00:54

Medics 5602 available, 12-01.

00:57

Perks, Cynix 6721 at Reddington.

01:01

Cinex 6721 at Reading.

01:08

Chief and Ladder 604 responded.

01:12

Chief and Ladder 64 en route 1203, near Sycamore Road.

01:18

Call from UGI for a hissing noise from the meter and a gas odor.

01:22

There's a TEC en route and the advisory meter is inside.

01:31

I'll mute the shelf.

01:36

In St. Winter Street, Winter Street.

01:38

Cross, 4th, 12-0.

01:47

Next, County Command.

01:51

Room was meter.

01:56

Receive the room with meter, faulty, the declarer's maintenance is on location, the assignments available, TIL-0-4.

02:03

It was later channel, thank you.

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Sycamore Rd, West Reading, PA 19611

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