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General fire alarm triggered at Reading Hospital with no fire visibleReading PA

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Reading, PA 19601

A general fire alarm was activated at Reading Hospital. Fire and emergency units arrived but saw no signs of fire or smoke outside. They are investigating the cause of the alarm inside the multi-story hospital building.

Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
03:12
Transcript:
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running hospital medical center our building 420 south 6th Avenue Christian Museum Road and Sunset Road automatic fire alarm station 64 ladder 64 ladder 79's responding engine 691 engine 85 rest of engine 36 west Reddingboro running hospital medical center our Romeo building 420 south 5 Avenue Christian Museum Road and sunset road automatic fire alarm reported to be a general fire zone 50 1702
00:26
Topahawk in Township, 40, Wintersville Road, cross your little, Sephard, Church, Road, and Kerr Road, in the mobile home trailer of BLS Trauma, BLS Trauma. Intermediate 6.353, covering Leibbon, Ambulance 11, 11. Topahon, Township, 40, 40, Wintersville Road, Coach, Road, Little, and Curve, and the mobile home trailer, BLS, Trauma, 703. Car 27-1-17-0-3.
00:55
353-2-0. Intermediate 653217-0-340, Wintersville Road, 83-year-old female fell. Rib pain does remember the fall. She is a single-leg amputee, weighs 87 pounds, requesting good sense. Okay. First, ladder, six and four at his pocket. First, eight, six, eight, four, one, utility six, arriving ready.
01:22
Medics 6841 Utility 6 at Reading 1704.04. The lobby 64 copy responding, 1704.04. Reading Hospital, 420 South 5th Avenue, power buildings. General fire alarm zone 6th, they're attempting. 544 cops, 365.1 was commemorating. Medics 6511, go under Reading, Redding, 7104.
01:47
Fragers, 7691 route. Engine 591, copy, in route, 1705. First, ladder 79. Ladder 79. Ladder 79. 2.5601-1-2. All locations, multi-story hospital.
02:14
Nothing shown from the exterior. Request an option. I'll pass 624 officer. 9-5601 location 15-06. Ladder 709. Copy on location. Nothing showing here. Half-hire up 1.2-1.6-2-1-1-1-11. 6-6. 6-5-2, 1-year-in rail, so I'm 17-06. Correct. Car 27-1-1-17-0-6.
02:43
Units responding west Reading, Redding Hospital, switch over fireoffs 1, 1706.06. Units responding, West Redding, Redding Hospital, switch over to fireoffs 1, 1706.

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