Controlled mattress burn extinguished at Mount Penn yard


Dispatch audio about a legal mattress burn in the yard at 2513 Cumberland Avenue, Mount Penn. Fire crews and engines responded; the homeowner was tending the mattress and used water to put the fire out. Police were requested because of a language barrier and a Spanish speaker was asked to assist.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
02:23
Transcript:
6.2 on writing. Not expensive at 2.1, you're not writing 11.204. Mount Penborough. 2513 Cumberland Avenue. Legal burn of a mattress in the yard. Station 1, Station 4, Engine 1, Engine 4, Mount Penborough. 2513 Cumberland Avenue, near Center Street and North 25th Street. Legal burn of mattress in the yard. 11.04. I'm on location with the homeowner. They advised smoke from the rear and front of the location. Copy Rescue One; it was a controlled burn of a mattress being tended to. Rescue One responding to the engine. Copy responding. 11.07. 2513 Cumberland Avenue and Chief 4 is on location with the homeowner. They reported a controlled burn of a mattress being tended to, and they were putting out the fire with water. C4 reports they have the fire out and are cleaning up. Officer, Central Berks police are coming. There's an officer on the detail. Language barrier here; a Spanish speaker would be appreciated.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cumberland Ave, Mt Penn, PA 19606
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