Fire reported at residential building in North Braddock, Braddock PA
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire was reported inside Braddock Towers near 6th Street in North Braddock. Firefighters discovered smoke or fire in the building's incinerator chute. Multiple fire units responded and conducted thorough floor-by-floor searches to locate and extinguish the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East
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Transcript:
00:00
Structure fire reported in North Braddock near 6th Street.
00:04
Braddock Towers, multiple units dispatched.
00:12
7333 is positive.
00:20
Rescue unit two, three responding.
00:24
Copy, rescue unit two, three responding at 1733.
00:28
Two, seven chief, one thirteen captain.
00:32
Yes, that's correct.
00:35
Water supply hooked to standpipes, prepare for use.
00:40
Hold off on water use.
00:46
Copy.
00:55
White.
00:59
Yes.
01:17
Are you coming down to sit?
01:22
You're up?
01:25
State, stick to Baldricks, send manpower off side alpha.
01:32
I got that.
01:34
Two-17-15.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:44
Fire detected in incinerator chute.
01:50
Crew going up to inspect on sixth floor now.
01:53
We'll check every floor going down to find fire location in chute.
02:17
Five units.
02:21
One fifty-three trucks on scene.
02:28
Copy one-fifty-three trucks.
02:30
Command three, what are your orders?
02:34
Which way do you cover?
02:36
Uh,
02:38
Point on sixth floor.
02:41
Stage on sixth, shut supply line, send manpower side alpha.
02:49
Copy, County, three-two engine alpha.
02:52
Copy two engine.
02:54
Two-three engine.
02:55
Two or three, rest it from command.
03:02
Best access is through live area.
03:06
Do not come up 6th Street.
03:10
Top library, copy that.
03:21
One thirteen gather, command.
03:33
Third floor chute is clear.
03:35
I'm heading up the fourth floor.
03:37
Call up it.
03:41
Two seventy-eight, we get sent to a win.
03:48
Committee seventeen squad.
03:57
Committee seventeen squad. Committee seventeen squad.
04:06
We're up at ten.
04:07
Checking every floor down to find fire source.
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Location mentioned:
N Braddock Heights, North Braddock, PA 15104
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