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Pickup truck catches fire and explodes on road 

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Valley Rd, Richmond Township, PA 19530
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
03:53

Transcript:
Billenberg Township, near 1816 Fresh Valley Road, Croscent Oak Street and Georgia Road vehicle fire. Station 66, engine 66, Rest Engine 66. New York Township, area 1816 Fresh Valley Road, Crescent Oak Street and Georgia Road. Vehicle fire, 1400. I'll be on 6515 available 1,400. Attentionment 9 to the McDonald's 100th Street to the Spring Street, North 8th Street, I allows Medical, 1401. 6-931, Berks, a security check. Rescue engine 66, responding, 1401. 1816, Crush Valley Road for a vehicle on fire in the middle of the road. There are two occupants standing nearby, standing at the landscaping truck. The occupant got out of the vehicle and ran into the woods. No further. Slater 66, responding. Latter 66, responding, 1402. Respiratory difficulty, state he came into the establishment selling for EMS. And we heard screaming in the background of one of our calls laying on the ground at this time. Black male wearing all black with a laptop. Expressually signs for me. Medic 1 is available 14.03. Medics 7. Available as well. Medics 7.2.1.4. Medics 721 is arriving ready possible. trading in the area of 1901 Freshway Road. They state that they heard an explosion. There was fire in the engine compartment. Yeah, we got worse. We got to smoke for this. (name withheld) 662 is going to be on the air at the OI-C-4-2-14-4. I hear your radio. Medical three. We're going to be available, patient refusal. Medical three is available for refusal, 14-0-4. 6706-6-6-2-on-reach farming. For a vehicle on fire in the middle of the road, was two occupants standing nearby. An occupant claiming that it caught on fire while in motion. If it went us out of the vehicle, additional caller stating there was an explosion that the engine compartment is on fire. Of course, Russia, Resident 66. Deputy 6th is on location. We've got pickup trucks fully involved. We'll be on the service.

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Valley Rd, Richmond Township, PA 19530
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