Chemical reaction causes fire alarms at parking garage, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a chemical reaction involving chlorine in a container near Preble Ave. Cooling efforts are underway with no leakage or injuries reported. Fire alarms were triggered in nearby parking garages.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Ground 2
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Transcript:
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DC-5. Yeah, I'm going to hit the SIM command here.
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CC-MILB operations.
00:05
What we have is a context box.
00:07
We don't know the exact amount that there's some kind of mixture of chlorine and flurry.
00:11
There was slight, uh,
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slam and pinchment. The picture has knocked that down and what they're currently doing now is cooling the box down.
00:18
There's no leakage at this time.
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Uh, I'll keep you updated further.
00:22
That's received.
00:24
I have correct box with a mix of chlorine flurry currently calling the box down, no leakage at this time.
00:32
Yeah, as well dispatch, you can return the second truck at Hillary's.
00:37
That's received.
00:38
Attentional companies within 114.
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You know, still take a disregard.
00:43
Again, attentional companies for them 114, take it...
00:46
The auxiliaries in the second truck can take a disbar.
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1556.
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1556.
00:50
I'm getting fire alarms coming in from 3126 Preble that'll be at Alka San.
00:56
Do you believe this will be one in the same? It's coming from Park & Garage 2 and 3.
01:01
I don't know how thick smoke is down there if they could set it off or not.
01:05
Yeah, just about they can reset that that smoke from this fire.
01:10
There's no azic up that way.
01:11
Atchers, they can.
01:13
Asthma 3 from 37, is it?
01:16
Good. As Matt, if you come down, Tracy, there's an out-compan employee directing traffic.
01:21
You're run down.
01:22
We're able to get through here.
01:23
It's probably going to be as close as you can get to the incident.
01:26
Okay, thank you. Mr. President, you can put the deputy on, thank you.
01:28
Copy.
01:29
Dispatch, three engines on scene, reporting the command.
01:32
Copy.
01:33
Dispatch, come in.
01:34
Come in. Come in.
01:35
We're going to keep 34 and 35 engine here.
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We're going to be cooling this compartment down towards container.
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And we can go ahead and return the rest of these companies.
01:44
That's a save.
01:45
We're going to hold 34 and 35 to cool it down.
01:48
We can return the rest.
01:49
Asmat, three is on scene.
01:50
Copy.
01:51
Disatch command.
01:52
Good, disfax.
01:53
Your 30 in.
01:56
Copy that.
01:57
Central Company's 114, take a distance of guard, we're going to hold this to 34-engine 35 engine.
02:03
Again, attentional company, Susquezoned 114, take a discharge, and hold this to 34 and 35, 1600.
02:09
1600. P-C-5, that is that three.
02:12
Go ahead.
02:13
Mark, I'm next to your buggy, where are you at?
02:15
Hey, Darius, you guys can head back.
02:16
This is just contained a little bit over here.
02:19
We're cooling it down. It's dropping for quickly.
02:21
We're just going to have the companies just keep cooling it.
02:24
That's all we can do.
02:25
There's no escape, no leakage.
02:26
Got it. Okay.
02:27
Okay. T-Patch, command.
02:29
Command, go ahead.
02:30
Yeah, just an update.
02:31
This is caused by an air compressor on the exterior of these boxes,
02:35
which caused the heating up of these containers.
02:38
Companies are just cooling it down now.
02:40
Asmat 2 1C.
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Asmat 2, Command, you can return.
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Location mentioned:
Near Preble Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
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