Burning odor in electrical room at high school

Heard on: Chester and Montgomery Counties Fire/EMS

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Station six, engine 702 , building investigation, Springfield Township High School, (number withheld) Paper Mill Road, box 2825 .

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Station six, engine 702 , building investigation,

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Springfield Township High School, (number withheld) Paper Mill Road, box 2825 , Springfield.

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Station 41, do you want to be on? Medic 455, 6th call.

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(number withheld), Aspen Avenue, Conestoga Borough.

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Check me.

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28th and 28th Route.

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28, odor of something burning from the electrical room.

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They did pull the fire alarm to evacuate.

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Received. I spoke to campus safety.

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They're reporting power is on at the high school, but power is off at the middle school and administration building.

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If you could contact PECO, see if there's a power outage in the area and start that out at the high school.

8/3/2026 06:29 AM

Fire

Paper Mill Rd, Erdenheim, PA 19038

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a high school on Paper Mill Road for a reported odor of something burning in an electrical room. The fire alarm was activated to evacuate the building, and campus safety reported a power issue affecting nearby school buildings while the utility company was contacted to check for a possible outage.