Smoke caused by pump issue and dumpster fire behind building, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to smoke reports at Life Plasma near Perkiomen Ave. A pump malfunction in the elevator control room caused smoke and hydraulic oil spill. No fire inside the building. A dumpster fire was found and contained behind the building by responders.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
03:47
Transcript:
00:00
Exeter Township, near Perkiomen Ave, Life Plasma.
00:04
Report of smoke coming from building roof.
00:07
Caller unsure if smoke from roof or rear of building.
00:11
Operations on fire after arrival.
00:14
Station 25 responding to structure fire.
00:23
Units en route to Life Plasma near Perkiomen Ave.
00:39
Report of smoke from roof.
00:40
Operations run after response.
00:44
Center Av Command.
00:45
Center of Command.
00:47
Accessed elevator control room; pump malfunction causing smoke and hydraulic oil spill.
00:56
No fire at this time.
00:57
Incident under control.
00:58
Elevator control room pump malfunction and oil spill confirmed.
01:05
Engine tanker 25.
01:07
Engine tanker 25.
01:08
Engine tanker 25. Around 4.
01:10
En route to Life Plasma near Perkiomen Ave.
01:16
Multiple reports of smoke possibly from roof or rear of property.
01:22
Heavy smoke filling parking lot.
01:25
Caller could not confirm if smoke on structure or behind building.
01:31
Another caller reports dumpster fire behind building.
01:39
Units responding.
01:42
Additional units en route.
01:45
Engines popping around.
01:53
City units.
01:54
City unit updates.
01:55
City unit updates.
01:56
Fire Police Lieutenant on site.
01:59
Fire Police Lieutenant on Ops One.
02:00
Fire Police Captain speaking.
02:02
No early sight of fire.
02:03
Parking area access allowed.
02:07
Found cause of condition.
02:11
Confirmed.
02:12
Thank you.
02:13
Berks deputy on scene.
02:15
Deputy 251.
02:16
On location, containing dumpster fire.
02:18
Holding units, recalling rest.
02:21
On location, managing dumpster fire, holding some units.
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Location mentioned:
Near Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA 19606
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