Cooking grease triggers fire alarm at apartments, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm at The Sailor Apartments near North Ninth Street in Reading was triggered by smoke from cooking grease on a stovetop in room 22. Fire units responded, confirmed no active fire, and reset the alarm once the scene was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Engine One, Tower One.
00:02
The Sailor Apartments, near North Ninth Street between South Ninth Street and Court Street.
00:10
Fire alarm reported with room twenty-two smoke and hallway.
00:24
Engine one responding, 1630.
00:41
Car nine, The Sailor Apartments, room twenty-two smoke.
01:16
Alarm company made contact with keyholder, should be responding in about ten minutes.
01:21
They also received another fire alarm for smoke hall near room twenty-three.
02:10
CO from cooking.
02:29
Chief, it's going to be brief on the stovetop apartment twenty-two.
03:01
Grease on the stovetop.
03:07
Room twenty-two grease on stovetop will be available for 1644.
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Location mentioned:
N 9th St, Reading, PA 19601
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