Fire alarm at multi-family building likely due to cooking, Mount Joy PA
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Fire & ArsonFire alarm at a three-story multi-family building near North Barbara Street in Mount Joy Borough. The building was partially evacuated. The fire chief reported the alarm is likely cooking related and no further fire was confirmed. Response units were held after checking apartments.
Audio|Heard on: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Digital
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02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Mount Joy Borough, near North Barbara Street, a fire alarm.
00:04
Engine 75, Tower 75.
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Underborough, near North Barbara Street, a quarry fire alarm, 1215.
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Underway, Borough, near North Barbara Street, a fire alarm.
00:15
Engine 75, Tower 75, 1215.
00:23
County, and immediate, 22, arrived at EPMC, Louis.
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Generate 22.
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Okay.
00:34
County, did you copy Intermediate 222 arrived at UPMC? County copy.
00:39
C.m.
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661, okay.
00:49
County Avenue 612, we're available.
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Avium 612, okay.
00:58
County, Chief 75.
01:03
Chief 75.
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General Alt, near North Barber.
01:11
Chief 75, again.
01:13
Just came in zone 24, the Department 4-8.
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Okay, county.
01:26
Okay, Gownie. Chief 75.
01:29
Chief 75.
01:36
On location,
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large,
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three-story,
01:41
multi-family, type 5, partially evacuated, I'll be investigating.
01:46
2ndy-5 on scene, three-story mark,
01:49
multiple family parts evacuated.
01:51
Vote 21.
01:52
Counting, whether you're getting 600 is available.
02:00
70% available.
02:02
Here's your 911, okay.
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Engine 75, okay.
02:06
Engine 75, okay.
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2275.
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75. 75. Last union modulations low.
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Chief 75.
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Intermediate T21, Chief 2, Chief 2, and route to PMT limits.
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Okay. Okay.
02:29
I believe the alarm is going to be due to cooking, checking the remaining apartments now, hold the response to engine 75.
02:36
Okay,
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holding engine 75, Tower 75, your main quarters, 12.22.
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Location mentioned:
N Barbara St, Mount Joy, PA 17552
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