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Numerous fire alarms triggered due to water surge, Reading PA

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Near S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602

Multiple fire alarms and water flow alarms were triggered at several buildings near South 5th St in Reading. No fire was confirmed; the alarms were likely caused by a water surge affecting the system.

Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
03:44
Transcript:
00:00
engine 3, Tower 1, Washington Powers, 350 Washington Street, Costa Rose and North Forest Streets, automatic fire alarm, 1017[1]. Water 1-3-4-2-2-all-back. You're available, you'll handle 1017.
00:24
Ville 1017[1]. Power 1 Radio Fire Offute. Tower One. Please, Tower 1 Busy. Tower 1 busy, 1018[2].
00:52
Washington. Carver 6. Washington Towers. Veterans smoke the type to the apartment 1F Cox Trot. They are attempting.
01:02
Tenson engine one ladder three competition tire 150 Franklin Street crosses south second of riverfront drive automatic far alarm 1019[3] Radio move that 150 Franklin off-stoo and I'm on the scene at 350 Washington
01:28
credit to Car 6. Go ahead. Car 6. We're getting multiple water flow alarms. The competition tire, 475-Hurfront Drive to Estes Video, 533 Penn Street, Mama Teresa's, 125 South 5th, all water flow alarms. Yeah, I'm guessing it's a water surge.
01:58
Don't send any more units down here. Half ladder one, check, 150 Franklin. And we'll get to the other ones in a minute. Preachieve car 6, 1020[4]. Butter of a half, 60. Also, have engine one go to one of those.
02:21
10-20. Mr. Franklin. Fentgen 1, 1021[5]. Competition prior waterflow zone 1. Part 2. I mean, Competition 5, Franklin Street. On Johnson Control's Waterflow Zone 1, Group 1. Okay, I'm in route. Did you say he has a bunch of alarms? I'm sorry.
02:49
Water flow. Okay, well, if you need, you can split the assignment up while on Kratus, we'll check each room.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1017: Automatic Fire Alarm
[2]
1018: Tower 1 Busy
[3]
1019: Automatic Fire Alarm
[4]
1020: Radio communication (Car 6)
[5]
1021: Waterflow Alarm

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Near S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602
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