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Fire alarm activates in nine-story dormitory in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/20/2025 11:36 AM (PDT)

Near Allequippa St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

A fire alarm was activated at a nine-story dormitory called Pitts Southern Hall in Pittsburgh at near Allequippa St. Evacuation is in progress. There is no confirmed fire yet, but a dryer may have caused the alarm.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1

02:1

Transcript:

00:00

Potenthal Company stand by for farewell 1 dispatch zone 222, working a commercial fire alarm[1], Pitts of Southern Hall, near Allequippa St.

00:11

Point of activation will be a zone 1 general fire.

00:14

Against the general company, stand-back, fire 1, dispatch, dispatch, 022, working a commercial fire alarm[1], pit southern-in hall, near Allequippa St.

00:24

Point of activation, 01, commercial fire alarm[1], responding.

00:27

Company's 10 engine 6-0.

00:30

4-J filling for 14 14-4-2, attack into the middle fire, 1, 1436.

00:40

136. 6-0-6-7.

00:46

6-engineers.

00:47

6-in-A, dispatch for time 2.

00:52

Detaining 2.

00:55

An update from Guardian, slope with security, said there was a dryer sled and I know which floor it was on.

01:03

Really?

01:07

Copy.

01:20

First response is N-17.

01:22

Intersection of Rage, Evan, Brighton, 460-year-old male, not conscious, breathing, O.B., having a seizure.

01:31

Again, S317.

01:33

Intersection of Rage, Evan or Brighton, 460-year-old male, not conscious, but breathing, having a seizure.

01:38

Coming on AMS 1.1439.

01:47

Dispatch, you can still put down to unseeing, nine-story dormitory, we do have evacuation in progress.

01:56

I'll have to admit.

01:59

Copy on story, dormitory, evacuation, back in progress.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

fire alarm: Report of a fire alarm activation

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Near Allequippa St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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