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False fire alarm at medical building during maintenancePittsburgh PA

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Near Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

A fire alarm was activated at a medical building near 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh. The alarm was later found to be a false alarm caused by maintenance workers clearing an air handler who forgot to put the fire system on test mode.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
02:3
Transcript:
00:00
National Company's fire one dispatch, zone 214, the UPMC, Coughman Medical Building, near 5th Avenue between Chesterfield and the Key Place.
00:08
To general fire alarm activation.
00:09
Agenital company's fire one dispatch.
00:12
Zone 214, at the Gawthman Medical Building, near 5th Avenue between Chester Field and the key place.
00:18
General Firearm activation for Zone 2.
00:21
Responding companies, engines, 10.
00:25
4248 trucks 14 and 4 battalion two comming service fire one at 1359 The general company's fire one dispatch still 1221 and 1228 hollow alto street up a grease layer north taylor avenue general file of activation first floor
00:49
Penal County's Fire 1 Dispatch, Zone 121, 1228, Palo Alto Street, Cross Street, Jersey, and Northdale Avenue.
00:59
The general final hour for the first floor.
01:02
Responding companies are going to be engines 37, 32, 38, truck 32, battalion, coming to service fire one.
01:07
Time is $1,400.
01:08
Time is $1,400.
01:14
Thank you to it.
01:30
I have spedged battalion two.
01:34
Retirement crew.
01:35
At Chief, return call for the alarm company.
01:40
They spoke with the call to the medical building.
01:43
They were clearing an air handler and forgot to put the system on test, requesting to cancel.
01:51
Copy that. I'll come see you or return your company.
01:57
Badge received two 14 companies for the comp and medical building at 5th Avenue.
02:00
You can take a disregard.
02:02
I'd tell you to get the report.

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Near Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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