Smoke scare caused by electrical fault in university boiler room, Kutztown PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of smoke near Room 101 in the boiler room of Bonner Hall at Kutztown University. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Upon inspection, no active fire was found. The smoke was caused by an electrical fault in a steam pump.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Room for structure fire engine tanker 46 rescue engine 35 and tanker 35 second dispatch Maxton Township Kutztown University at Bonner Hall at Bonner Lane the boiler room next to room 101 was smoking structure operations on fire ops 1 after response 2016
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Alpha,
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Building is evacuated, being evacuated.
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First engine down Bonner Lane, there's the second engine to come in by the South Downing Hall.
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Stand by down there.
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246 copy around location, nothing's shown from the Alpha side, buildings in the process, being evacuated.
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The first engine is down Bonner Lane, second engine to standby at the Downing Hall, 2017.
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B-46 intermediate 5721 where do you want us stage?
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For Rescue Engine 35 now?
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Rescue Engine 35, 2018.
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Maxton Township, Kutztown University at Bonner Hall.
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Next to room 101 and the boiler room for possible structure fire, engine 45.
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Covering for engine tanker 46, Maxton Township, Kutztown University, Bonner Hall at Bonner Lane.
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Next room 101 and the boiler room between Old Main Circle and South Campus Drive for structure fire reportedly smoke in the boiler room, 2018.
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It's Ladder 46 in the area.
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Ladder 46 in the area, 2019.
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Works 246. Hold on the Alk Channel again, please.
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Forest engine 46, 2019.
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2.46 at the fire ops squad.
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Ladder 46 from the chief.
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585.
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They want scouts road closed at Tupperhawkin?
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Affirmative.
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All right. We're being closed right now.
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246 from Intermediate 55-721.
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Go ahead.
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Intermediate 5721 is on the trolley side.
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Ladder 21 from command.
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245 for spawning.
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No, yeah, that's a huge nation,
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gentlemen.
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Let's get you, I knew 35, tanker 21.
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Go ahead.
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When I make the turn here, go around me, hear more Houston there than I am.
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Appreciate you.
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Deputy from the Chief, on Alps 1.
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It's 5-4, we're on team.
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Chief on the deputy.
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Good.
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I just let you know I'm on the toilet park.
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Making entry.
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Perfect, I guess I was just trying to call you.
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46 trucks on the Alpha side, 21 trucks coming to the Charlie side.
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You'll have the first engine to the Charlie side and we'll have another engine in the South Downing Hall.
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AX7 is in route, running hospital.
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Alex7 to running 2023.
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State vote in 81.
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Chief 46 from Venture.
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Go on, Deputy.
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Issues isolated to one of the steam pumps.
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Electrical issue.
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You can go ahead and start scaling us back.
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There's no smoke.
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We need ventilation in there, hold it to one in one.
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No,
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at this point,
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no ventilation needed.
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It's just an odor.
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Appreciate.
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The rescue engine 35 is on location.
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Rescue engine 35 is on location, 224.
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Marks, 131 is on location.
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Rescue engine 21's on location.
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Rescue engine 21 is on location 2025.
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Eric's nice to-ney-command-O-B.
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Max, the 20 command.
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Hold us to 46 in the first due engine.
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It's going to be 21 or 35.
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You can recall the balance including the RIT.
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Marks Fire, Police, Lieutenant, 951.
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Lighter, 20.
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Please,
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the time, next 20 Township, Cochton University Bonner Hall.
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The exception of 46 in the first in engine, you can recall.
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Allstate in place available at 2025.
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Location mentioned:
Bonner Hall, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 15200 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530, Kutztown, PA 19530
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