Cooking incident triggers fire alarm at apartment complex, Springdale PA
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Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm went off at Springdell Manor Apartments near Pittsburgh Street. Responding units found smoke caused by burnt food from a cooking incident in one apartment. Several units were canceled and there was no fire.
Audio|Heard on: North Fire Dispatch 6
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03:7
Transcript:
00:00
Commercial fire alarm activation near Pittsburgh Street, Springdell Manor Apartments,
00:05
273, Westwall, truck 56, 134,
00:09
160 on fire 2,
00:11
1851.
00:17
All right, 134 on the air, no need for retone.
00:21
134 on the air, no need for retone.
00:34
24 Chief from county, your static was unreadable.
00:44
24, Chief, you're still unreadable.
00:51
County, I'm with Jay and I respond to Westmoreland County.
00:55
Copy, I have you in route to Westmoreland County.
01:03
County,
01:05
16,
01:06
Captain 2.
01:07
No need for retone.
01:16
County, 2. County, 234 is in this space.
01:30
County, 22 engines all location will be switching to Westmoreland.
01:36
22 engine receives switching to Westmoreland.
01:41
Security, thank you guys.
01:44
Receipts.
01:47
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Street assisting Springdale Borough Station, Per E.
01:52
parent fire chief on scene.
01:54
It seems to have been a cooking incident in one of the apartments there just requesting Springdale to reset continuing at your own discretion, 1856.
02:17
The report of smoke in the building,
02:21
units on scene confirming the smoke in the building, however it is being a possible report of burnt food.
02:27
Stations 134 with Westmoreland truck 561 and 160 can cancel.
02:34
We are holding to 273 units for ventilation again 134, Westmore and 56 and 2160 can cancel response per 273 command.
02:44
1858.
02:48
County 116, backing 7.
02:56
They showed 134 back in the service also.
03:03
160 and 134 units all back in service at 1858.
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Location mentioned:
Pittsburgh St, Springdale, PA 15144
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