Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Homestead apartment, Homestead PA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at One Homestead Apartments near East 8th Avenue in Homestead triggered evacuation. Responding units reported a possible smell of something burning but found no evidence of fire on arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East
Listen to dispatch call
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
For commercial fire alarm activation,
00:04
and One Homestead Apartments, near East 8th Avenue in Homestead, showing fire at stairwell pull station.
00:12
Station 171 engine with 2028 truck responding spots for 1814.
00:27
[unintelligible]
00:39
... [unintelligible] ...
00:47
For commercial, follow-on activation, near East 8th Avenue, One Homestead Apartments in Homestead.
00:55
For the stairwell fire alarm pull station,
00:58
stations 1701, 292, 293 alert, second activation.
01:01
Respondies 5-4, 18-19.
01:14
293 had a lot of feedback.
01:16
You guys are now with it?
01:22
171-1-10.0-3 at 1819.
01:27
Further information had a call directly from the location.
01:30
They advise possible smell of something burning but they were on site.
01:36
I copy.
01:42
County, 2.3 is responding with 2.
01:45
Copy 293 in with 2 at 1820.
01:51
County, 292 truck in.
01:54
292 truck in at 1820.
01:58
Unit 24-123 state, Davenant, Armstead, EMS on stand reporting.
02:08
Long alarm activated,
02:09
evacuation in progress.
02:17
Command, 292 truck.
02:22
County one so on the other.
02:27
One seven one engine.
02:33
We're on the tune outside, four story commercial,
02:36
store from the curb.
02:38
No fire evidence.
02:39
One second one debit out of the command.
02:40
Two Nade two truck on the outside.
02:43
1823 0.
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Location mentioned:
E 9th Ave, Homestead, PA 15120
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