Vehicle fire in parking garage at Chatham Center, Pittsburgh PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle caught fire inside the parking garage at Chatham Center near Washington Place between 5th Avenue and Center Avenue. Heavy smoke was seen. Multiple fire units responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
Listen to dispatch call
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Vehicle on fire in a parking garage.
00:02
Zone 2-4 with police and EMS at the Chatham Center Parking Garage near Washington Place between 5th Avenue and Center.
00:10
Reports of vehicle inside this structure is on fire.
00:14
Smoke is visible.
00:16
Level is not known where it's at.
00:19
A large amount of smoke coming from the area.
00:23
There is a vehicle on fire.
00:25
All companies responding for a vehicle on fire and a structure fire in a parking garage.
00:28
Zone 2-4 with police and EMS at the Chatham Center parking garage near Washington Place between 5th Avenue and Center.
00:39
Large amount of smoke coming from the garage reporting a vehicle is on fire.
00:43
Only smoke is seen.
00:45
Unsure what level that's on.
01:09
I was that 8 truck because I had 8 engine 7 on it?
01:16
I thought you dispatched 7 engine 8, 6 truck, correct?
01:22
But yes, 6 truck, disregard.
01:26
Engine 7 will hold this.
01:28
Oh,
01:30
okay, hold it.
01:35
If we're back, put us on that, 2-4.
01:41
Copy, 10-engine.
01:42
All company is standby.
01:43
We're going to move this to fire, too.
01:44
Standby.
01:48
Intentional companies were a structure fire in a parking garage, then two floor with police and EMS, the Chatham Center parking garage near Washington Place between 5th Avenue and Center.
01:59
We have a caller reporting a large amount of smoke coming from the garage reporting a vehicle is on fire.
02:04
The floor is not known where the vehicle is at.
02:07
Again, all companies for a parking garage structure fire zone 2-4, with police and EMS at the Chatham Center Parking Garage.
02:15
Near Washington Place between 6th Avenue and Center.
02:18
Call reports a large amount of smoke coming from the garage.
02:22
Also states there's a vehicle on fire.
02:24
Smoke is visible, does not know where the vehicle is or which floor.
02:28
Responding companies are going to be engine 4, engine 3, engine 24, engine 12, truck 4.
02:33
Truck 14, Battalion 2, engine 27.
02:36
In MAC-1, or 247 is a good team, MAC-1 battalion,
02:40
forward safety command, and utility for our companies and on fire 2, 1841.
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Location mentioned:
Two Chatham Center, 112 Washington Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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