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Smoke detector triggers alarm on South 5th St

Heard on: Berks PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
00:23
00:00
(number withheld) south, number five.
audio iconFire & Arson
S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible smoke detector activation in a building on South 5th Street. The automatic alarm may have originated from a smoke detection system. No confirmation of fire was reported at the time of dispatch.

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