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Fire alarm at suburban station with language barrier and threats, Philadelphia PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 06:29 AM

Near John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19103

A fire alarm was activated at a subway station on John F Kennedy Boulevard in Philadelphia. There was no confirmed fire, but responders faced a language barrier and people on scene refused assistance and threatened to call the police.

Audio|Source: Philadelphia Fire - South Fire/South Medics

01:35

Transcript:

00:00

245, 28269 issue from the alarm system.

00:02

Inter 45, 2826 time is proof an alarm system, operate on fire.

00:09

After 45.

00:12

27.

00:14

Maddoich Pires out of.

00:18

1400 JFK. 13.15.

00:21

1445.

00:24

That's 528.25.

00:27

Okay. Um,

00:29

Primitive 27, they're actually going to be at suburban station at the 16th Street entrance, 16th and JFK underground.

00:37

Can we get a first responder?

00:40

Sure.

00:52

Attention, engine 20, response, Lidek, 27, 1400, John of Kennedy Boulevard.

00:57

Engine 20, respond to 927, 1400, John Kennedy, Boulevard offering the South Midd-P-53B.

01:04

Yes, ma'am.

01:05

Do you have the room number again?

01:08

25. 105.

01:10

10-02.

01:12

Indian 45.

01:14

45, all no, no, J-V.

01:18

Medite, uh, 21.

01:19

Okay.

01:20

Coffee come again?

01:26

Okay, we get a police car here.

01:28

It's a language barrier.

01:29

And the people that's here saying they don't need our help.

01:32

We're not to fire the permit.

01:33

They threaten to call PD.

01:34

Can you send a police car here?

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Near John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19103

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