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Sprinkler activates on fifth floor with no firePittsburgh PA

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Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

Fire alarm triggered a sprinkler on the fifth floor of a building near Second Avenue in Pittsburgh. Fire crews confirmed it was a sprinkler activation with no fire. Most units left, and remaining crew continued investigation.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
03:13
Transcript:
00:00
10 engine on scene with a hydrant, near 2nd Avenue.
00:04
10 engine on scene with the hydrant near 2nd Avenue. 640.
00:12
Dispatch 4 engine.
00:14
Usually someone's here to let us in, but uh,
00:17
no one is this time.
00:19
Can you get a hold of them?
00:27
Absolutely standby.
00:41
14 truck on scene with command.
00:45
Copy 14 truck on scene with command.
00:48
Command, I did just get off the phone with central control.
00:53
The shift commander is trying to figure out how to get the door up and they just need a moment.
00:59
Received.
01:03
Three engines on scene on side B,
01:07
down below.
01:10
Three engine on scene down below on side B, 642.
01:20
3586. 3586.
01:24
See you ready to go ahead.
01:35
Face, 3111ABLE.
01:42
311A. EECO 2836 Lowry Street Department number 3.
01:50
It seems to make contact with anybody there. Their vehicle was just recovered in Zone 6 with the ignition pump.
01:59
311A, Cuffy. 3111A, Cuffy.
02:08
Dispatch 4 engine.
02:10
We are talking via hand signals to a sheriff and he says the activation's on floor five, there's a sprinkler,
02:21
no fire.
02:22
You can return the companies. We'll stay to investigate further.
02:30
That's received 14 truck.
02:32
Command, you copy.
02:35
Second Avenue, command copy. Before engine return to companies, 14 trucks back.
02:44
All companies, Zone 24 return to service, with the exception of 4 engine. Again, all companies for Zone 24 with the exception of correction 3 engine return to service 644.
03:06
This batch,
03:09
Zone 24 companies, that'll be four engine that's remaining on scene.

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