Smoke alarm activated at building under renovation, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke detector activation at a building near Douglass St. The building was under renovation and unoccupied. Crews found the alarm triggered by cleaning of a barbecue grill, disabled the detector, found no fire or hazards, and resecured the property.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
02:22
Transcript:
00:00
We have a clear panel. This assignment's available. Where is the other alarm? Creasy, cleaning of a barbecue girl set off the doctor. The assignment's available. The other alarm is at 8.005 Douglas Street, entry 9, home of the patient. Okay, I'll be going 805 time. We see 1332. You do 9 car 4.
00:23
If 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 sounds like the alarm is coming from in there. Okay.
00:37
As you know, I'm calling five. Actually, car four. Carful. Chief is going to be in 805 and an upstairs like back apartment, a folding detector. We can't detect or remove the batter. There's nothing in here. Okay. Is there anybody there from the property? Negative, geez. It looks like they're renovating it.
01:06
Okay. Corford Radio, you can shut me on scene with the assignment. Let me see the location which is 7137. 1337. City Metically covering station 690. Fletter Township 231, Grand Valley Road.
01:33
between Craig Road and now prime court for left to assist 1339. On Douglas Street, crews located an activated detector in the second floor bedroom of 805. Douglas appears the building is under renovation, unoccupied at this time.
02:00
Crews disabled the detector. There are other detectors in the property. Property's been resecured and you can show the assignment available 1340.
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Location mentioned:
Near Douglass St, Reading, PA 19604
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