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Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS · 1/17/2026 08:07 AM
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Attention Engine 1, tower one.
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Nine tower apartments, (number withheld) Franklin Street between South Ninth and Peach Street.
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Fire crews handle false alarm on Franklin St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a possible fire alarm activation at an apartment building on Franklin Street in Reading. The alarm was later determined to be caused by steam from cooking. No injuries or damage were reported.

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Franklin St, Reading, PA 19602
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