Carbon monoxide alarm triggers evacuation at Franklin St, Reading PA


Responders are at a second-floor apartment on Franklin Street after a carbon monoxide alarm sounded. A 19-year-old male reports nausea and lightheadedness. Evacuation is in progress.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Attention, engine 3, R1, R2, and medicality. 531 Franklin Street between formal south member 6 for carbon dioxide symptoms. 0550[1], spectra. Take 3010. Okay. Okay. Okay.
00:29
5451 Hamburg Bro 314 south-person avenue across north floor and on the street a L.S. Notical is 0551[2]. 531 Franklin. Engine 3. Okay. Tower 531, Franklin. Tower bucket is okay.
00:56
If I throw off Franklin. Car9 is going to be a second floor apartment, carbon oxide intermittently going off a 19-year-old male feels nauseated and light at it. They're evacuated. Thank you on 531 Franklin. Rescue's okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
0550: Spectra (likely a reference to a specific alarm or scanner code)
[2]
0551: Notical (likely intended as 'medical' or another dispatch code)
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Location mentioned:
Near Franklin St, Reading, PA 19602
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