Grease flare-up causes minor stove fire in residence, Reading PA


Fire crews responded to a small grease flare-up on a stove in a residence near North Second Street. The fire was quickly contained causing minor damage to the stove. Smoke was ventilated from the home, and there were no injuries reported.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Block 704, address of the fire near North Second Street between Olie and Greenwood Street.
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Structure fire, fire in the residence.
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Engine 7, engine 3, engine 9, fire 1, ladder 3, rescue 1, engine 1, engine 1 for RIP, and Medix 7.
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Near North 2nd Street between Olie and Greenwich.
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Structure fire reported fire in the residence, 0154.
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5-2-8-2-2.
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Clatter, 10155.
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Engine 628-1-2.
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Engine 70155.
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Car 4668, no a second.
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Corp4, your responding, 0155.
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And I Well, 1004.
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Carine, you're responding as well, 0155 near North Second Street.
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Call from the residents reported they had fire in the residents after using hot oil.
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They said that all was good now,
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and they were opening windows to try to get smoke out.
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They had audible alarms in the background.
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Spondella, Fleetwood, 501, Hope Road, room PC-131, KLS Medical, 056.
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Fire wasn't in this, you're joking.
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Fire one, your own scene checking, 0157.
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Radio, rescue, one, you copy the box.
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Rescue one, in responding.
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Received.
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Engine 7-0-0157.
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Engine 7, you're on scene 0157.
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Close 499 on location.
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Cloud 4 and car 9, Your Own, scene 0157.
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Crack time.
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Call 4 on Squad 600.
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Please, you have Car 4 and spots a country don't see.
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We're carrying a car 4.
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Car 4.
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Hey, somebody's sleeping yet? There's some flash that was left on a burner.
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They're actually turned on that burner.
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No fire. There's a little bit of damage to the stove and we're going to need a fan.
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Okay, good enough for yourself, Ladder 1, Engine 7?
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That's very many, too.
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Halfordrea.
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All right.
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Near North second.
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We have a small amount of grease flare up on a stove.
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There's no fire.
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We're just going to be venting a little bit of smoke.
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Can you hold this to engine 3, engine 7, ladder 1, return the balance of your assignment.
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Carphear smoke grease fire, or a smoke grease fire up on the stove.
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No fire you're venting.
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Hold it to engine 3, Agent 7 and ladder 1,015 9.
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It's the signbox 704 near North Second Street.
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We call it the exception of Engine 3, Engine 7, and Ladder 1 per Car 4.
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Rainers placed available at 0159.
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Radio the car from like it to place EMS available as well.
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Location mentioned:
Near N 2nd St, Reading, PA 19601
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