Large fire burns at building near N 5th St in Reading, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA large fire is burning at a building near North 5th Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. Fire crews are evacuating upper floors and using hoses to contain the fire. Water pressure issues are being addressed to help control the fire, which is affecting multiple buildings near the area. No evidence of arson has been found.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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All right, if you're the fourth floor of that, I want you out of there.
00:02
From the way this little theater here, it's got control,
00:04
and I just don't want to lose anybody.
00:06
As long as do a quick search, make sure all civilians are out and let's drop back in point.
00:11
Yeah, good enough. That's what I was looking for.
00:12
I had a party.
00:13
Just on the man B-5, ladder three has the pipe open up.
00:16
Dude, Hackies, instead of Hatter's, you want to shut up or the main buildings right in that vicinity? That is, Inquirer.
00:21
One-17-115A, one foot, all the way to the Washingtonster.
00:26
Included the Parker.
00:27
And you want the Archer going, shut off his left.
00:29
Is that the one where the alarm was ended? Operative.
00:32
Get you a couple hires.
00:33
Well, I'll have a shot off the Berger building as well.
00:36
They are saying the remote shutoff went through for the 113 North 5 building.
00:40
Okay, three, can we say we order to tower yet?
00:42
Okay, Steve, I'm not sure how much I'll be able to give you, but yeah, I can't open that when the tower is ready.
00:47
Tower, are you ready?
00:48
The tower bucket, are you ready for water?
00:50
The tower bucket is ready for water.
00:55
Clock of one drive to engine three, you're only going to be working on an inch and three quarter off the roof right now from the tower.
00:59
Copy, send them water.
01:00
Radio Intermediate 6-5-22 responding.
01:02
One thing. All right.
01:04
Intermediate 6.5-220-1537, 25-year-old male.
01:08
Since he's hot, tingling, and in his hands and feet, faint, and dizzy, he believes he's having a diabetic issue and bleeds his blood sugar is low.
01:16
So we're pressing ready, he can walk down for caution.
01:18
Ruthie. All right, ladder-free just opened up their pipe.
01:20
So forth is pretty good in the courtyard, but that's not their fault.
01:23
It does have control of the entire fourth floor.
01:26
I can see it. It's through the roof.
01:27
Also, I just made contact the wreck with Rewa.
01:30
They're going to see what they can do about upping pressure and or volume in this area for us.
01:34
Stayed happy, sir.
01:35
Yeah, I see the dead.
01:36
You got water. Puckin, are you ready for me to open up your intake on your driver's side?
01:39
Wherever the line is connected in power, he's had it.
01:43
Somebody's not open and no one's down there.
01:44
We're all up here.
01:45
Superver, here comes.
01:46
Car 4A any fire marshal's personnel on the FM's channel.
01:50
AID the radio progress report.
01:52
We have water from ladder 3 to the roof.
01:54
We have water coming from Power 1 front on the Fifth Street side.
01:58
Make an announcement all units inside on the top two of all buildings to evacuate those closed floors.
02:06
And then five zero.
02:07
All right, Tommy. Personnel operating 113 North Fifth Street, box 302.
02:11
Whole personnel are to evaluate and not operate on the second floor and above for each building for CARE-050[1].50.
02:21
Personnel operating 113 North Fish Street, Box 302[2].
02:25
Whole personnel are to evaluate and not operate on the second floor and above for each building for CARE 050.
02:31
Two-five to command, yeah, you gotta get a hold of Rala.
02:35
When they open up the supply for the tower, I lost lots of pressure back here.
02:39
Sandra, see if they can do it.
02:40
Medic. 6521, where are you calling?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CARE-050: Evacuation order for upper floors due to fire
[2]
Box 302: Fire incident box alarm for a specific area
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Location mentioned:
Near N 5th St, Reading, PA 19601
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