Fire in refrigeration unit at Exeter Township Walmart, Berks County PA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in the produce section of a Walmart near Allentown Pike in Exeter Township. The fire started in a refrigeration unit but was quickly extinguished by employees using an extinguisher. Firefighters arrived on scene, confirmed the fire was out, and are ventilating smoke from the building. There is no evidence of arson or criminal intent.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
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Nielandberg Township, Walmart near Allentown Pike, Cross Street-Town Road in East Haller Lane, the structure fire.
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Station 66, ladder, engine, and rescue 66, ladder 12, engine 13,
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city engine 9, engine 37, station 45-Garit, 9-5604.
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Newland Township, the Walmart near Allentown Pike, Prosser Road, and East Haller Lane.
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A structure fire reported to be a fire in the produce section.
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operations on birth fireouts and one after response 1122.
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Chief 66 in Route 1122, the Walmart. This report of farm in the produce section.
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The employee then stated they used an extinguisher that trapped the fireout. Unknown if successful, they're evacuated on it.
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Berks 24602 is going to running.
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35602 running 1122.
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Berks, Chief 66.
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Okay, 166.
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On scene.
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Single story, commercial, normal conditions alpha.
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Building appears to be partially evacuated.
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I'll cut the known to sign out, too.
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Perfecting step and 45 responding.
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Firstly, single, street commercial building, nothing from the expressing normal conditions from the Alpha side, post-partially evacuated,
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the establishing command on the F.
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Hocker, 1,23.
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Sir, thank you, 680,000.
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Manjum 66 in round 11.23.
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Xenetic 615-1-2.
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Here from the last, please show is busy for reset.
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Park fire for use for the car 6 in route, Walmart.
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26512, copy or clear last Bickory Stock 1123.
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City Engine 99 and we're out for Walmart.
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City Engine 9446 in Rats, 1.23.
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All right, please, Captain 66, responding.
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Correct, 2ndi 6.04 is around to 1-2. 203. Okay. 10104, okay, 1123.
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All right,
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engine 66 on the station.
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Okay. Engine 56 on C-1124. C-66. C-66.
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If smoke in the building, fire appears to be out.
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Looks like it was a refrigeration unit in a further section.
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We check in for extension before the assignment continued.
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Chief 66 receives smoke in the building fire does appear out as a refrigeration unit in the produce section we'll be checking for extension the atomic to continue at this time in 1.25
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Fertjee's 506 in route utility 66 in around 1.25
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Firmity 664-1 transporting lehighgo grisnell
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seal 11.5
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Arn't 45 is around for a rate.
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Rush 45, Ralph Burrell, 1.25A. Plainsville 1.5.
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Underdegar 12 in place of the lander, 1.45.
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Interior from command.
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Tension 13 in Walmart.
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1913, Rattle on place.
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Interior from command, Officer 1.
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Interior from command,
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let's fire up one.
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How are you going in, Jerry?
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Robert of what additional resources are you going to need in there?
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Fire container the core here, we knocked it down on the feet of it.
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I'll probably try to get this outside,
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but otherwise we're just going to need assistance with ventilation, whatever units.
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Be deemed adequate for that, pretty good smoke conditions.
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Second dispatch from Eulenberg Township, the Walmart near Allentown Pike, Crouch the Pistown Road in East Hallor, Lenders,
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Structure Fire. Latter 66, Rescue 66, Engine 37, and Dispatch, Nielandberg Township.
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The Walmart near Allentown Flight, Crusher Custown Road, and East Tuller Lane.
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Structured Fire reported a fire in the procession, now possibly out, so forth in the building.
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Operations Lundbergst Fire, 1 a response, 1122. something.
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Okay.
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That's two-six to six to six.
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Two-six.
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Two-six.
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Cruise are confirming the fire is out.
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We're going to have some minor ventilation required here.
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They can hold this two thirteen, sixty, seven, twelve.
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Two-six.
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Two-six, copy interior crews, confirming the fire is out. Minor ventilation required will hold us on to sixty-six, thirteen, and twelve, eleven, twenty-eight.
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Location mentioned:
Township, Exeter Township, PA 19508
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