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Heard on: Berks PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/19/2026 10:24 AM
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Engine engine three, tower one, Berkshire towers (number withheld) and twenty-six Washington Street cross the Poplar North Eighth Streets.
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Automatic fire alarm 13 (number withheld).
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Apparent fire alarm at Berkshire Towers

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were sent to Berkshire Towers for an apparent automatic fire alarm. The call mentioned the location near Washington Street. Crews checked the situation, but further confirmation was not available from the radio traffic.

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Washington St, Reading, PA 19601
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