Fire alarm triggered by power surge at hospital, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at UPMC Passavant Hospital on Babcock Boulevard. Responders investigated and found no signs of fire or smoke. Security reported the alarm was likely caused by a power surge affecting a data center. Fire services were not needed.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - North
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Transcript:
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Commercial fire alarm Zone 2 facility building at Patsman Hospital off of Babcock Boulevard, 188, 186, 187, 247 truck 41 fire marshal.
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Respond on 5.7.
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So 22.
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Forward above.
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Then.
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Sir.
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...on the channel, special attention station 148.
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For road closure, North Avenue between Walnut and Chess Clause, emergency vehicles will have access.
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North Avenue between Walnut and Chessonot is with traffic.
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Emergency vehicles will have access.
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Johnny, one a second.
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That's responding.
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Sorry,
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assistant, I'm trying to respondent.
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4112. Go ahead.
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Okay,
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you can show me at the hospital.
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Nothing evident right now.
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I'll be out investigating.
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Copy that 4112.
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One scene, nothing evident in investigating.
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County, did it give a building number?
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Negative. They just gave support facility building.
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Copy that. I'm not seeing any audible or visuals.
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I'm going to be out in the rear at imaging services.
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On the rear.
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If you want to check at the ER, see if you can check with security, nobody seems to know that there's a lot going on.
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For a fire alarm commercial at the UPMC Passment at Boulevard, this will be a Tone for 188, 186, 187, 187, 487, 141-5-1-5-1-5-1-5-4-1-4-1-5.
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Forty-12. All right.
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Spoke at Norcom.
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They're saying they do not need fire, but I don't know why the alarm went off.
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So security can't get the alarm but didn't say why.
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It spoke with somebody.
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They're saying that there was a positive surge that set the alarm off.
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It wasn't for the hospital, but it was for wherever the data centers at.
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247 truck from 4112
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Okay
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All right, I'm not sure where you guys have, but he was a subvert over to the adjacent place and be where to take care center is.
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If you wanted to stop in there, it's firm, it was called.
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Yeah,
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we're pulling up on board service is about enough.
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2.7 truck
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2.7 truck
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I'm on scene
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stories side alpha two stories on the rear no conditions evacuation of progress
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I copy that on scene one story sign alpha stories rear last time
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Location mentioned:
Near Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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