Uncontrolled burn pile fire at construction site near Foundry Street, Pittsburgh PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 09:52 AM

Near Foundry St, Pittsburgh, PA 15215

A construction site near Foundry Street had an uncontrolled burn pile fire. Fire crews were dispatched, and only one engine was needed to put out the fire. The fire was reported by a third party and confirmed on scene.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - North

03:16

Transcript:

00:00

You start towards near Foundry Street report of construction site that's on fire.

00:15

County, 21,

00:20

24.

00:22

Yeah, I'll take that.

00:26

That's coming 24.

00:30

Thanks Street.

00:38

Third party call reporting a construction site on fire.

00:43

Area 504 boundary street, station 263 alert.

00:47

Response on North Fire 3, 1253.

01:01

I'm not else wrong by our hole.

01:03

Closer, I'll take it, if not you can take it, we only need one there.

01:10

You're closer to me, copy you think. You're close to me, copy two things.

01:16

2124 the only up we have is the caller can see a construction fire is currently watching from a camera scene to the workers left about 10 minutes ago.

01:30

Bobby.

01:32

Bobby.

01:38

The county takes a similar to see how much that.

01:44

262 Lieutenant.

01:52

I'm on the TNF504Foundary.

01:55

It's just a uncontrolled burn pile.

01:58

Just need one engine for extinguishment at 262, or I'm sorry, 263 as the answer up, go ahead and add 262 on to the assignment for an engine.

02:10

214 countries that update is arriving on scene it's a uncontrolled burn pow

02:29

copy 263 action copy

02:39

263 inch he copied 262 lieutenant on scene and said open for disney 6 extinguished

02:50

263 engines 9dine and sent it open for disney 6th extinguished

03:06

262 Lieutenant, can you get a quick couple second video that before you put it out?

03:15

That's copy.

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