Smoke and water detected at structure with no active fire, Pittsburgh PA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm and smoke report at a structure near Banksville Road in Pittsburgh. They found audible alarms, water leaking from the front door, and a light haze inside but confirmed there was no active fire. The sprinkler system may have activated, and the water needed to be shut off and the area cleaned.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
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04:20
Transcript:
00:00
28 engine on scene dispatch.
00:02
We got a visual and audible alarm going off.
00:05
Nothing showing at this time.
00:07
Got an investigate.
00:11
Audible alarm going off, nothing to show in this case.
00:18
Dispatch 2800.
00:19
We do have water coming out of the front door.
00:22
There's someone on scene here.
00:23
I'll let you know a minute.
00:24
You can flood the coffee south.
00:29
That's received.
00:33
20 units for Zone 4-9 and Banksville Road.
00:35
Response 1 unit.
00:36
All units responding to Zone 4-9, near Banksville Road.
00:40
Response 1.
00:47
DC4 from the 28 engine.
00:48
We do have a light haze in the entry where it looks like it might be a brick and sprinkler the engine.
00:54
I look on upstairs and investigate.
00:56
We'll get a fine towards this boat.
01:11
26 is not seen dispatch.
01:18
26, copy.
01:25
Dispatch from 22 over by Hydern also.
01:30
Copy. Copy.
01:36
Any of the resources up there, Jelston?
01:42
We're just trying to find the source of this smoke here.
01:46
There's a light haze in here.
01:50
There are you truck on.
01:51
See?
02:06
We have got six edges back.
02:09
That's six, seven.
02:12
Okay,
02:17
John 20, six engine Macon, server 600, Macon, 1730.
02:20
13308.
02:26
Agent 29 is on team.
02:29
20-90, call me.
02:39
10 to 32 engine, medical alarm details on 16 Parkhouse, 403 East Ohio Street, cross the Cedar Avenue, and Moravian Way.
02:48
Medical alarm no contact.
02:49
A given attention to 32, medical alarm details on 1 6 at the parkhouse, 4.0.
02:54
East Ohio Street across Cedar Avenue and Morobian Way.
02:57
So medical alarm, no contact made, no further information provided from the alarm company.
03:01
1739.
03:05
Hit that, truck 32.
03:10
32 good.
03:13
We're a couple blocks out.
03:15
We'll pick that up.
03:16
We'll take that up. Careful to the proper.
03:19
32 direction.
03:21
You're going to east Ohio, 32 engine, take a district guard.
03:24
The potential company 32 engine back in service today.
03:36
We're back in 1740.
03:43
Good pass 32 truck running.
03:47
302 truck coming.
03:50
Just back from.
03:52
30 truck coming.
03:54
This back from 30 truck.
03:57
30 truck.
04:01
Yeah, right now we just have an odor in the front door where the water is coming out of the ceiling.
04:08
Which starts the building?
04:10
There's no signs of any active fire here.
04:14
Do you have a keyholder for this place?
04:16
We're going to need to get the water shut off and this place are going to need to be cleaned up.
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Location mentioned:
Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
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