Fire activated alarm in three-story apartment building


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm in a three-story apartment building. The building was partially evacuated and no fire was immediately visible. Crews began investigating the cause.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
02:29
Transcript:
Engine tanker 25 is around place for the rescue engine. Engine tanker 25 in place to the rescue engine 0851[1]. The St. Lawrence Guarded Apartments Building's Hotel and India, First Floor Center, Zone 18 Fire. Freeze. For Tad25, Lime-and-Cock official. Tower 2501-850. 7251-0-0-0-152, 7255-8-502, 7,000-8-8-502, 7,000-8-8-Pight Road. Buildings, Hotel, and India, first floor center, zone 18 fire. Free safe. 1,2,900, probably 3rd 5. Update Tower 1.0853[2]. Engine tanker 25. Engine tanker 25. On a scene, three-story apartment building, normal conditions on all sides. Corpherly evacuated. We'll be out investigating, requesting house channel, passage, ma'am. Engine 1. Engine 1025 copy. You're on location three-story apartment building normal conditions, all sides, partially evacuated. You can have their expire ops number 1. Engine 1. Go ahead. Engine 1. Respondon. Against dispatch and responding St. Lawrence, Morrow, the St. Lawrence Garden Apartments, 2,900, only Turnpike Road. Operation Thoreenburgs, FireOps 1[4]-0-855. Tower 25, copy, on location, 0855[3]. 751 is on location. Deputy 251 is on location. Deputy 251-0-5856 Ops 1.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
0851: Fire dispatch time
[2]
0853: Update from Tower 1
[3]
0855: Tower 25 on location
[4]
Ops 1: Fire Operations Channel 1
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Location mentioned:
Near Oley Turnpike Rd, Reading, PA 19606
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