Smoke from oil boiler reported in basement of building, Hamburg PA
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Fire & ArsonA structure at near South 4th Street in Hamburg Borough reported smoke from an oil-powered boiler in the basement. No flames were seen and the heat had been turned off. Multiple fire units responded to the scene.
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Transcript:
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Hamburg Borough near South 4th Street.
00:03
Structure fire reported, boiler smoke in a basement.
00:05
Operations be on fireups one after response.
00:08
2020.
00:59
Hamburg Borough near South 4th Street between Grand Street, Windsor Street, structure fire.
01:04
Station 61-1-601-6161-601-10-40-401, engine 40-401, engine 771.
01:13
Station 60 for Witte, Intermediate 5454-Met 6711.
01:17
Edinburghburg, near South 4th Street, between Grand Street, Windsor Street, Windsor Street.
01:23
The structure fire reported,
01:25
boiler smoking in the basement.
01:26
Operation Poundericks, Fire Ups, one after response,
01:29
2023.
01:32
Merks, Maddo, 711 is reporting.
01:36
Medics 6711 reporting, 2020, 23, near South 4th Street, boiler smoking in basement.
01:42
No flames.
01:55
Marks, Ladder 61 is responding.
02:00
Ladder 61 responding in 2024 near South 4th Street.
02:04
Report of a boiler smoking in a basement, no-flamed steam.
02:08
The heat was turned off.
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Boilers powered by oil.
02:12
Okay.
02:15
Ladder 61 copy.
02:22
Marks, Deputy 61-2, responding.
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Deputy 612, place your responding.
02:29
You're on fire, Officer 1,
02:31
near South 4th Street.
02:32
Spoiler smoking in the basement, no flame seen.
02:37
Have one.
02:42
Rescue Engine 61, responding.
02:47
Rescue Engine 61, responding, 2020.
02:54
Letter 61.
02:56
Ladder 61.
02:59
Ladder 61, Vonstein, two and a half-story middle row.
03:02
Another inchion from the Alpha-Size.
03:04
Captain 61-2-Live command sold for the 61-3-4-4-4-4-4-4.
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Letter 611.
03:09
Two-story middle-story, middle-the-row, now extension from Alpha-Size.
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24-5.
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For direct the engine 61-617-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.0.0.0.0.
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75-7-unununur repeat.
03:36
Tanger 77, replacement,
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engine 771.
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Engine Tanger, 77,
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responding,
03:48
2020.
03:53
First Crescent 250, we're around.
03:56
First 250, responding, 2020.
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Location mentioned:
S Fourth St, Hamburg, PA 19526
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