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Fire alarm at Reading Housing due to burnt food smell, Reading PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/18/2025 09:03 AM (PDT)

Near Schuylkill Ave, Reading, PA 19601

A fire alarm was triggered at the Reading Housing Authority near Schuylkill Avenue due to the smell of burnt food in a first-floor lunchroom. Fire crews investigated but found no fire or injuries.

Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS

01:46

Transcript:

00:00

Tension engine engine seven ladder three.

00:02

The Reading Housing Authority, near Schuylkill Avenue, crossing Lee High Street and Avenue A.

00:07

Atlantic Fire alarm[1], 1203.

00:10

Redic one, all location.

00:12

Headic one location, 12.0.3.

00:18

Engine Center, near Schuylkill Avenue.

00:23

And seven responding, 1204.

00:29

I-3, near Schuylkill Avenue.

00:32

9.03, responding, 12-0-4.

00:39

School, 600, Radio, One-Aville.

00:42

29, near Schuylkill Avenue 4. 4-9, near Schuylkill Avenue 2-4.

00:49

Car and I responding to 05.

00:51

Reading Housing Authority near Schuylkill Avenue for a general fire alarm for Perkshire systems.

00:55

They are attempting.

00:57

Squad 600. All available.

01:01

Squad 600 available, 1205.

01:04

193 radio, 833 and route running.

01:08

933 and rod running, 1205.

01:15

Sanjutant seven, don't see.

01:17

Sanction 7, location, 12-0.

01:19

Second.

01:24

Cangent seven.

01:26

Tangent seven.

01:28

Tangent seven.

01:33

My first floor lunchroom.

01:36

It smells like burnt food.

01:37

Humans investigated.

01:40

King Engine Salmon for a floor lunchroom smells like burnt food, Kermans investigating, smells zero like corn on.

01:46

Yeah.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Report of a fire alarm activation

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Near Schuylkill Ave, Reading, PA 19601

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