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Smoke alarm triggered during barbecue cleaning, Reading PA

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Near Douglass St, Reading, PA 19604

Responders went to investigate a smoke alarm that went off due to someone cleaning a barbecue grill. They confirmed there was no fire and turned off the alarm. They also checked another alarm at a different site.

Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
01:22
Transcript:
00:00
Your wishes with Rescue 56. 1407 was 55 was cleaning on a barbecue grill set off a smoke detector. We have a clear panel. This silence available. Where is the other alarm?
00:22
Creecy, cleaning of a barbecue girl, set off the director, the assignments available. The other alarm is at 805 Douglas Street, engine 9s on the location. CREC 3rd 32. CLEM Avenue, ALS Medical, 9-6-931 Exeter Township, 4603 for Tumman Avenue at the Tower Hall, Virginia Air.
00:52
Engine 9, car 4. Car 4. Chief, we made entry into 805 through a rear window. It appears it's not coming from 5, so we're trying to make contact with 7807. It's not like the alarm may be coming from in there. Okay.

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Near Douglass St, Reading, PA 19604
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