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Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls · 1/19/2026 07:45 AM
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Tower One, (number withheld) South 12th.
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Tower One en route 1045.
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False fire alarm near South 12th St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm activation at a residence near South 12th Street in Reading. Units found no fire and determined the alarm may have been triggered by hairspray in a second-floor bedroom.

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S 12th St, Reading, PA 19602
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