Minor gas odor investigated near Green St, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible gas odor near Green Street in Reading. A slight odor was detected near a kitchen range, and the building was briefly evacuated as a precaution. No major hazard was found and crews later cleared the scene without incident.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Tower One, near Green St.
00:03
Tower One, 1617.
00:05
Near Green St.
00:07
Engine 7, Tower 1, Car 8 is also en route.
00:11
Near Green Street.
00:13
Smell gas, not clarified that it's natural gas.
00:16
They were evacuating and we were waiting outside.
00:18
Engine 3 arriving.
00:20
Engine 3, 1617, do you have your narrative online?
00:23
Hey, we're good with it.
00:24
We're out with RP.
00:26
1617.
00:28
Car 8 arriving in the 1300 block of Green.
00:31
Car 8, 1619.
00:34
County Rescue 1 will be en route.
00:36
County Rescue One responding, 1619 near Green Street.
00:41
Car eight's on location, no report yet.
00:43
Major radio.
00:45
Car eight.
00:47
Have a very slight odor near the range in this property.
00:53
You can probably return to county.
00:57
We'll use the meter off our ladder and if necessary we can wait for the rescue to free up.
01:05
Probably slight odor by the range.
01:07
Radios are county rescue one, copy?
01:13
Rescue one, copy.
01:15
County rescue one available 1622.
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Location mentioned:
Green St, Reading, PA 19604
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