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Fire reported at apartment with resident possibly trappedReading PA

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Near Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

Firefighters responded to a possible fire in an apartment building. A female may be trapped in a room, and other residents are being evacuated due to an electrical odor and signs of burning.

Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
02:38
Transcript:
Washington Street, between Road Street and North Four Street, per possible structure fire with entrapment. Attention, engine three, engine one, engine five, ladder one, tower one, rescue one, engine seven, as writ, medic one, and medic nine. Box 302[1], address of the fire, 323 Washington Street, between Road Street and North Four Street. We're going to be class four female, attempting the center south on fire, odor in the residence with burning and female locked in a room. 1631. Ider 1, 323 Washington. K. Ladder 1. Pregion 3, responding. Kansion 3. Kansion 3. Kansion 3. 4.6, 3, Washington. Have the other unit stage. Oh, that's 4th Street. stage at 4th Street per car 6. RPD is notified and is sending. Special user to stage at 4th Street per car 6. RPD is notified and is sending. Okay, medic 1. Card 2. Car 2. I'm notic 9. Okay, card 2. Incursion, Car 2 and Car 6. I'm saying it's an electrical odor in the residents of melting wires, not sure exactly how or what she did to set herself on fire, and that is on the first floor. The residents of the other apartments are also occupied, and they are working to evacuate them. This is from a property manager. Okay, Car 2. I'm in correction, Car 2 and Car 6. If it's an electrical odor in the residents of melting wires, not sure exactly how or what she did to set herself on fire, and that is on the first floor. The residents of the other apartments are also occupied, and they are working to evacuate them. This is from a property manager. Except a squatter-nine. You got me. Hedge your three-liter one on seat. Spoiler is fine for sure. Okay, swell. Okay, just three and a lot of them.
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[1]
Box 302: Fire Box Assignment (structure fire)

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Near Washington St, Reading, PA 19601
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