Gas smell and bubbling found at outside meter, Reading PA


Fire department responded to a gas smell and bubbling at an outside gas meter and advised evacuation.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention Engine 1, Tower 1, Rescue 1, 1036, Spruce Street, Cross Streets and Maple Street and Oliver Alley, the Hazmat[1], 1849. Tower 1, 1036, Bruce. Tower 1, responding 1850.
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And you want responding 1851. Car 7, 1036, Bruce. Car 7, responding 1851. 1036, Bruce Street. Smell of gas and bubbling coming from the outside meter. They were advised to evacuate, no sentence.
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Hazmat: Hazardous Materials Incident
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Location mentioned:
Near Spruce St, Reading, PA 19602
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