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Water heater expansion tank leaking near Burke Street, Reading PA

Other Non-Crime Event

Reported: 10/1/2025 10:56 PM

Reading, PA

Water is leaking from a broken expansion tank in the water heater near Burke Street. The residents cannot shut off the water, but there is no immediate danger to people or property.

Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS

01:39

Transcript:

00:00

Attention 9-9-Liter3 respond

00:08

near Burke Street between Windsor Street and Spring Street

00:12

Great

00:15

Pipe-in resonance,

00:17

flowing water.

00:23

0159. Engine 918, Verge.

00:28

Engine 918, Verge. Car 2 ,98.

00:37

Okay, card two, near Birch Street.

00:40

President states the pipes of the water heater broke, slowing water they're unable to shut it off, not threatening anything.

00:52

Watercrete, near Burt.

00:54

Cail Act Street.

01:01

Engine 9 is on location.

01:04

Cajun 9.

01:11

Carto is arrived.

01:13

Okay,

01:16

Cartoon.

01:20

Engine 9 to Car 2.

01:25

Yeah, I did too.

01:30

She's got a hole in the expansion tank for the water heater.

01:36

I'm attempting to turn off what might be the main.

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