Residential fire caused by malfunctioning furnace, Johnstown PA
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Fire & ArsonA residential structure near William Penn Avenue in East Taylor Township reported smoke in the cellar and dining room. A bedridden male occupant and five cats were inside the home. Fire units responded but discovered the smoke was due to a malfunctioning furnace. The response was then reduced.
Audio|Heard on: Cambria County Fire and EMS
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08:18
Transcript:
00:00
8-1-1-4-8-8-8-1-220-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-5-9-0-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7 in the resident smoking the cellar some of the house all right and smoking in the dining rooms small-trap inside the house all right if I'm starting on top box
00:47
I'm afraid of the house fire with the Trampment near William Penn Avenue, East Taylor Township Preservation Fock Truck 15 Station 43 Rick assignment, Station 42 manpower, NML 884 South Ops.
01:27
Fire tissue cellpox.
02:15
Morning?
02:18
Yeah, well, we're waiting eight three-gress one.
02:19
I'm calling my first party call our single-family residential, so have his veteran looking in the dining room.
02:28
Father of Commerce is operating on top ops.
02:30
Smoke coming from the cellar.
02:52
Cambria, 42 assistant ones respond in direct.
02:56
42 assistant respond, topoff.
03:02
Cameron, at the stage 143, copyright.
03:04
Face 43, correct.
03:06
Face 43, 2.
03:25
Before two assistant ones on the top box.
03:28
I have a d-assistent responding.
03:41
Two-slow residential.
03:44
Smoke and the stellar odor of something burning throughout the residence.
03:49
There is one male bedridden located in the dining room, five cats inside the building.
03:58
Your garage streets, Ralph Lane, Varna Lane, South Ops.
04:06
The 17thia system on scene, smoking to soft off.
04:31
So to me.
04:45
I do 42 cameras.
04:47
Switch to South Ops.
05:09
Everybody received reduced type.
05:12
I don't know.
05:15
I don't think it's necessary.
05:16
Nothing, Sean.
05:28
All right, this morning,
05:30
Fisher 17.
05:32
17 and since the OC, nothing shown,
05:36
I believe to be a malfunctioning furnace or hosting,
05:40
all units respond reduced.
05:42
All units respond reduced.
05:57
Thank you very much.
05:59
Thank you.
06:07
As a point to you, responding.
06:11
Oh, there's something burning about the residents, smoking the cellar, two-sler residential.
06:17
This front is bedridden, located in the dining room.
06:21
Across Street, Ralph Lane, Barner Lane.
06:24
The last back than driveway.
06:31
I'm located in the diner room.
06:34
Furner 17 on C.
06:37
Oh, five, St. Curtis, just want to reduce.
06:44
Cameron, we want to address.
06:57
Under 42 Carver, near William Penn Avenue, near south lane, borderway.
07:08
242, 2.42, assistant one.
07:11
If you're coming down 271, you'll see 88 to the vehicle.
07:15
Play past it.
07:16
We'll make a left-down in the driveway.
07:21
Cambering, engine 42 on scene.
07:32
I see you.
07:34
I see you.
07:41
I see you from Calais.
07:44
I see you from Calais.
07:51
You bring two guys with a tech in.
07:58
See you from Kenler.
08:09
Cross.
08:11
Dr. Steve is there on their way in.
08:15
Truck 15, thank you.
08:16
Thank you. I.C.
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William Penn Ave, Johnstown, PA 15909
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