Fire contained at factory vacuum pump in Greensburg


Firefighters responded to a factory where a vacuum pump was on fire. The fire involved oil inside a pressure vessel but was contained. Fire units used ventilation to manage smoke and control the situation.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Public Safety
04:48
Transcript:
00:01Section 1798, the private on scene.00:06Section 798 operations for envelopes is on TAC 3.00:13Section 32, there's a hydrant right there in that lot, right in front of that standard envelope on the corner there.00:25Personal Care, Room 209 for an 88-year-old mail.00:30Fall head injury.00:36113, you have to turn everybody else around.00:41Yeah, I'll do that down here in this gravel parking lot.00:49He said 7898 to command.00:51He says he thinks he hasn't contained.00:54It was oil on fire inside a pressure cylinder and a vacuum pump.00:59Engine 798, you're on Fire Attack 6[3], Operation Fire Attack 3[4].01:08Are you coming off a hop or up above?01:13Well, off a hop in the parking lot coming towards you.01:18Okay, come right in here along the side of the building where all the cars are parked and you set up there.01:2524 truck, in behind number 8 there somewhere.01:28and take that area there.01:3324 trucks on C.01:36Truck 24, 10.4.
00:01
Section 1798, the private on scene.
00:06
Section 798 operations for envelopes is on TAC 3.
00:13
Section 32, there's a hydrant right there in that lot, right in front of that standard envelope on the corner there.
00:25
Personal Care, Room 209 for an 88-year-old mail.
00:30
Fall head injury.
00:36
113, you have to turn everybody else around.
00:41
Yeah, I'll do that down here in this gravel parking lot.
00:49
He said 7898 to command.
00:51
He says he thinks he hasn't contained.
00:54
It was oil on fire inside a pressure cylinder and a vacuum pump.
00:59
Engine 798, you're on Fire Attack 6[3], Operation Fire Attack 3[4].
01:08
Are you coming off a hop or up above?
01:13
Well, off a hop in the parking lot coming towards you.
01:18
Okay, come right in here along the side of the building where all the cars are parked and you set up there.
01:25
24 truck, in behind number 8 there somewhere.
01:28
and take that area there.
01:33
24 trucks on C.
01:36
Truck 24, 10.4.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
[2]
10-14-2: No standard code, likely local designation for unit or call
[3]
Fire Attack 6: Fire operations channel
[4]
Fire Attack 3: Fire operations channel
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Location mentioned:
Near Huff Ave, Greensburg, PA 15601
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