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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at commercial property, Wilkes Barre PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/21/2025 05:22 PM (PDT)

Near S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

A fire alarm sounded at a commercial property near South Franklin St causing evacuation and multiple fire trucks responded. No fire was visible from outside.

Audio|Source: Luzerne County Fire and EMS

01:34

Transcript:

00:00

(number withheld) South Franklin Street, Wurtsner City, and Franklin Valley Associates.

00:05

On the commercial firearm point of activation zone 3 fire at 2022.

00:15

I see (name withheld).

00:16

Your fix will be around.

00:20

I'm at 2020, 23.

00:24

Hi, I go Bravo.

00:28

I'm Bravo.

00:33

T. 24. Let's go over to Wurtonoroxone.

00:42

I think so.

00:43

Rinder one in the county.

00:47

Johnny, engine two.

00:49

Hens.

00:53

Rep. Response.

00:55

And two-year-under-Wet, 2024, closest size, in South Franklin, and Academy,

01:01

possibly the front of a place of a flood.

01:07

Many trucks hit?

01:10

Six trucks.

01:14

Truck Illinois.

01:17

Truck at 2025.

01:19

6'19, (number withheld) South Franklin.

01:22

Nothing shown from the exterior for evacuation in progress.

01:25

F6 will have command investigating.

01:29

F6, I'll copy.

01:30

I'll see nothing jump from the exterior with D-back in progress at 2025.

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Location mentioned:

Near S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

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