Hospital fire alarm triggers response, no fire, Pittsburgh PA


A fire alarm sounded at a hospital on 200 Lothrop Street. Fire crews and police checked the building but found no signs of fire. A 65-year-old man was located conscious and vomiting, then walked toward a nearby railroad. Authorities later reported the alarm was likely false and cleared the responding units.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
03:48
Transcript:
00:00
hospital 200 Lothrop Street off of Victoria or Terrace it's going to be a general fire alarm activation responding company's engines 10 42418 truck 14 truck form battalion two come in service
00:14
65-year-old male conscious breathing vomiting not alert
00:18
We're kind of just walking on the sidewalk. They were taking a look inside the building, but she said they walked off towards a railroad. We're going to head over that way to see if we can just track them down at this point, but nothing further here.
00:32
Certainly nothing shown from the exterior. Battalion 2 is on scene with a multi-story medical facility. Nothing showing. 419. 2. Battalion 2. Yeah, dispatch. I spoke with you, PMC police. They're reporting that this is a false alarm. I'm going to confirm, return the companies. I'll get to report.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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