Blue substance found in stream after heavy rain, Reading PA


Fire and EMS units are investigating a blue substance found in a stream near North 4th St after heavy rain. It may be pond dye overflow from a nearby pond. No fish deaths have been observed. Water testing is in progress.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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We have it here on Juneer's little road, too, so we're going to keep heading over
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Received We've got to 37 EFC1 on Otis 1 on Otis.
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Good.
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Yeah, you have it as far south as a Wall Street Bridge[3] here in the above.
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Bruce.
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1037[1] rescue rescue.
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and Kirk Hill and Kearns.
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I'm thinking that maybe it's pond dye that someone might have their pond blue and with the heavy rains we had yesterday overflowed the pond and now it's in the stream system.
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We should just test the water for its pH and see what's happening because we see no fish kill or anything like Anna will be up in here.
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I don't want to command that 4.1.
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Chief 37, I've copied your report.
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Go ahead Captain 40-1.
00:45
We're going to see a gentleman here that does treat it on the process of getting permission to go back there and be a little irritated.
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We'll verify for coming from in there.
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Rishi, we're going to work on testing the waterway down here.
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RISC.
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Captain 40-1.
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If you can contact me by phone, that'd be greatly appreciated.
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Yeah, give me a second next to here.
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Rishi.
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pension medic nine[2] outside of near North 4th St close to Wall and Elm Streets d ralus trauma 1559
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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1037: Rescue
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medic nine: Medic/EMS unit
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Wall Street Bridge: Geographic reference
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Location mentioned:
Near N 4th St, Reading, PA 19601
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