Structure fire with gas involvement at plunkwood apartments, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA large fire is burning at plunkwood apartments near north 5th street in reading, pennsylvania. The fire involves gas and has spread to the roof and rear of the building. Firefighters are responding with multiple units and working to control the blaze while ensuring evacuation of all apartments, including one unit that was not fully evacuated.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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We have the extremely heavy fire conditions on the rear of the fire building.
00:04
We're going to need a line from the rear, preferably at two and a half.
00:07
Copy.
00:08
I need an engine to the rear.
00:09
And she, it's already exposed to the de-exposure.
00:12
You might want to think about checking.
00:13
Copy. Sorry, the radio.
00:15
Getty second or more.
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The engine under 4-8.
00:18
A lot of the way ahead, fire from the roof.
00:23
21's request in a second, or a line to the rear, a douce and a half.
00:28
Andrew Flaw is working in that one position.
00:31
Agent Pond, you can access the courtyard through apartments 1C or 1D.
00:34
Yep, I've got to access.
00:35
Ray here to Carrey, just confirm you with the second.
00:37
Radio to Carrey, you want the second one?
00:39
Affirmied, second. Hold on.
00:40
I see. All right, I was after.
00:45
Go ahead through.
00:46
Engine 3 charts 300.
00:47
Oh, you're coming.
00:48
Lock 3.02, second line, working fire, near N 5th St plunkwood apartments.
00:54
Working structure fire.
00:55
Engine 9, county west of engine 85, county engine 64.
00:58
103 route, county ladder 79, station 25, right.
01:02
and Medic 1. On block 302, near N 5th St one-quartered apartments between Washington and Walnut Streets. Second alarm, working structure, fire, 022.22. Second alarm for the city of letting near N 5th St, a working structure fire.
01:31
Pressure engine 85. Engine 64, ladder 79, 25. You are the Rift. Second alarm, Oxford, Tennessee, a wedding. near N 5th St with the slant performance. To Washington and Walhamham Street. Organ structure fires, 0122. The gas did fire. I haven't seen. I have it.
01:59
We're secured right now. Measure 5 parts is going to have. We're going to do an app in from the, uh, the Delta, or the south side, second floor gas fed fire. Front. Charge the radio, where, uh, uh,
02:29
Disconnecting all gas stability. Radio copies. Three from command. Go to command. Chief, we have two lines, not to fall to the fire all, I suppose, they're at this time.
02:55
Enterpot, first one. You got the polka of the fire. Starting to radio. All right. What was the apartment that couldn't evacuate again? 4B Bravo.
03:20
So to command. So to command. I just feed you off the second four rear part of making access to 4B.
03:42
or a strike of harm. All right, see, we're around doing a free foot. We're not sure of the region transporting yet. Very, too.
04:12
From? Why is it? You're the one that had to gas made fire. We should have a gas shut off. Is that no difference?
04:29
Go to commandant, wherever you are, you got a lot of background. The fourth floor here. We're going to have the two and a half coming from the Delta side. We are going to run out of water. We do not have a supply yet. Any three hands that can come to help the supply get your ass is back here.
04:57
I was tired of today.
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Near N 5th St, Reading, PA 19601
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