Gas and fire alarms at vacant construction site


Radio dispatch describing multiple fire and gas alarms at vacant or under-construction buildings. Fire and police units are responding and checking the sites. Callers report audible alarms but no visible fire or hazardous conditions at the time.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
03:7
Transcript:
Engine 4 on location 1810. 2. 201 Mountain Top Road, Corrific Golf Road and North Perretown Road. A Hazmat[1] reported another gas inside the residence, 1810. Berks, slide 18 to respond to 2. Second dispatch, South Harbor Township, 201, Mountain Top Road, Crosher, North 30-dollar and absent. Nj 26. Second dispatch. Our 226 respondent, 1811. Lower Heidelberg Township, 200 Anna Love Drive, crushed your Lucky Way, automatic fire alarm. Station 18, ladder 79, engine 181, engine 85, tanker 26. Lower Heidelberg Township, 2.00, Anna Love Drive, cross you to Lucky Way. Automatic fire alarm, reported alarms activated, possibly in a vacant building, 18 falls. off the Taft Avenue to Myrtle to Best 4 Avenue. Merck's Rescue Engine 85 is responding in place of the engine. Rescue Engine 85 responding in place of the engine. 200 Anna Love Drive. Checking for multiple alarms activated. Nothing visible, just audible at this time. The caller is the... Someone nearby, they said the building is vacant and under-constructed. The 18-1, Berks. 1885, deputy 181. Press 2-195. Hey, I'm headed to the Tasmat. If you need anything, just call me on the radio. If you guys can handle that, that would be great. Deputy 181 Berks. Go ahead. Did you want any covers for your rescue? No, no covers. Recease.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Hazmat: Possible hazardous materials/gas reported
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Location mentioned:
Near Mountain Top Rd, Wernersville, PA 19565
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