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False fire alarm triggered by maintenance at commercial site, Pittsburgh PA

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Near Mountain View Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15122

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at Pole City near Mountain View Drive. There was no confirmed fire. The alarm was likely triggered by maintenance work and a running machine. Staff did not know how to reset the alarm.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
03:42
Transcript:
00:00
For a commercial fire alarm, our unknown point of activation, Pole City, near Mountain View Dr, West Midlands,
00:09
Station 296, 295, respond east fire 3, 1313.
00:14
Okay, 296 chief.
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We're working fire on this channel. Please select these by-ups three.
00:25
Three and six assist the operations.
00:38
Copy 296 Chief, Chief. Copy 296 Chief.
00:44
3.0.602.7c2.
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Last year to call 2.7c2.
00:57
2.2.2.2.2.2.2. 2962.
01:18
County Hall Drive, command.
01:25
296 C, some 295 C.
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295 C. And anyone on the Westpiff went incident select EAT fire ops 3.
01:34
EAT fire ops 3.
01:37
Well, command, go ahead.
01:41
That's your convenience, we'll move 216 truck into 227 station,
01:46
234 engine into 302 station.
01:54
Got it, let me have a man.
02:01
Counting tolerance, 295.
02:08
295
02:10
I know East 4 is tied up what's handle we want
02:16
Fire ops 3 East FireOps 3
02:20
Okay switch in over east file up 3
02:25
Copy
02:29
County Tower 295 then
02:34
Copy 1095
02:38
One from 196 for smoke inhalation.
02:46
Okay,
02:52
Tadai, 2191-1-16, the woman, and 212 are a route also.
03:03
The last unit I'll fire this by KOP.
03:08
Yeah, going into that back again.
03:11
296-2 received.
03:17
County 278 trucks on the way to Warmerding with 3.
03:26
296 chief from 295 chief on three.
03:31
Good.
03:34
I just thought the maintenance and a machine running in the back, that's let's set the alarm off. They don't know how to reset it.

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Near Mountain View Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15122

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