Electrical wire fire near Talwood Avenue in Rankin, Rankin PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an electrical wire caught fire and was dripping onto a vehicle near Talwood Avenue in Rankin. Fire crews and the utility company responded. The fire was extinguished under the vehicle, but the wires remained energized and arcing overhead.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East
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04:33
Transcript:
00:00
On fire, low with the pole one, one, Delaware.
00:03
Near Talwood Avenue in Rankin,
00:05
one thirteen, one thirteen, second activation at 1032.
00:10
Also at two-party second elevator, seven twenty three.
00:12
Brack Avenue, Brideck Avenue, three six engine, same activation, 1032.
00:18
County two is over-rescue then.
00:21
Copy two-zero-zero-Rescue, 1032.
00:29
Two-zero-seven believe they are on the first form.
00:35
Copy.
00:37
Copy.
00:45
On the all-on-law, man.
00:48
No, really, man.
00:54
Let me just look clear and hold up with this as a great-and-chall.
00:58
The lady is going to take the reader,
01:01
take the battery.
01:03
It's probably to replace it.
01:07
The committee is seven eighty, we're back in service, sir.
01:13
So you're just going to do jane, thirteen thirty three.
01:20
One thirteen assistant.
01:30
Yeah, Chief, you have a crew for your engine?
01:34
Clear this, (name withheld) Call Rock, and it's Toby it.
01:37
Copy it to Police reporting the fire is out under the vehicle.
01:41
The wire is still burning and dripping onto the vehicle.
01:47
Copy. Copy.
01:51
And you're only two of the seven-hand on the elevator, you want me to fill three zero six.
01:58
Only for you now.
01:59
Let's see if they need a system.
02:02
They call a question.
02:05
Ruiz.
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Ores. The station one ninety shot, spot, notification one shot early,
02:18
twenty seven, twenty one, Beaver, City of McKee's Fort, ten thirty five.
02:25
John eight-two is up rescues out.
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System one off command.
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Copy risk with the assistance, command ten thirty five.
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Okay.
02:34
Okay.
02:35
Okay.
02:37
Okay.
02:42
County one thirty five is ready?
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County one thirty that's still in the seat.
02:56
We've got two wires angling from a full overhead vehicle.
03:03
Still a little bit smoke from the wire.
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That's probably ten thirty seven.
03:12
Downy, two-thousand system.
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Two-o-sillist system.
03:22
All right, we got people out of the elevator.
03:25
One-thirteen assistance, you need this up there?
03:32
No, T, I think we're going to be good.
03:34
We have the rope walked on here, the other clock already walked by construction.
03:42
Call me. County, with three to the Southern Rescue back in.
03:49
Covemberg at ten thirty zero eight.
03:57
County, one thirteen and fifteen fifteen at fifteenth.
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Duquesne Light on scene.
04:01
Duquesne Light on scene at ten thirty nine.
04:10
County, just ran out there off the line.
04:12
The line was never underneath the vehicle, it's just on top of the vehicle.
04:25
And I'm final top of me, it's overhead probably about ten feet overhead.
04:32
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