Smoke from malfunctioning boiler triggers fire alarm, Greensburg PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm at a building near Woodward Drive in Hempfield Manor was caused by smoke from a malfunctioning boiler pump motor. Fire units responded and found no fire, only smoke from the equipment issue.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Smaller-alarm 23 has spawned 1118 Woodward Drive, Hempfield Manor, automatic fire alarm, tac 7.
00:11
On top position 23, truck 24 engine 104,
00:16
104, engine 79, 3 and 6 for respond, 1118, Woodward Drive,
00:22
Hempfield Manor, automatic fire alarm, system 23, tac 7.
00:30
104 engine with three
00:34
Ranger 104 104 let us
00:46
One station 23, truck 24,
00:50
engine 79, 3 and 6 respond 1118 Woodward Drive, Hempfield Manor.
00:56
Fire alarm,
00:57
assisting 23, tac 7.
01:03
That's where it went that time.
01:09
Fire dispatch, engine 104.
01:15
Security just gave a smoke detector, didn't give location and a general fire alarm.
01:24
Hi, Calvin.
01:26
You get all gone to say.
01:28
I got one story.
01:30
Multi-unit is just living in solidarity.
01:34
I've got nothing evident from three sides.
01:38
You can have Captain Warner for the command and hopefully investigating.
01:54
So on all, one station 23 engines, 79, 3 and 6 respond.
01:59
1118, Woodward Drive, Hempfield Manor, automatic fire alarm, just some 23 tac up.
02:09
Man, do we have a pump in the fire room, they're saying, is smoking?
02:16
They said the pump is smoking.
02:20
That's the report I'm getting.
02:26
All right, I go ahead, investigate, let me know what you got.
02:35
Dispatch,
02:36
cap 1.4.
02:40
Good.
02:42
Maintenance just called in advising they had a boiler burner out.
02:46
I'm causing a pump to smoke.
02:50
Command, it is contained to the motor motor burn up.
02:54
No ventilation needed.
02:55
I got a side door open on the Delta side to ventilate in this room.
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Location mentioned:
Woodward Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601
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