Fire alarm at vacant building near Kittanning Pike, Pittsburgh PA
A fire alarm sounded at a vacant building near Kittanning Pike in O'Hara Township. Fire units responded and found no visible fire. The building appeared abandoned but had audible alarms active. The situation was investigated further by responding units.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - North
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Transcript:
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Residential fire alarm at near Kittanning Pike and O'Hara Township, stations 217 and 218, both for the engine respond on Northfire 3, 2001.
00:24
Gunny two-point assistant.
00:26
Responding, can you get a power started that way, please?
00:30
Copy that.
00:49
County 22A squad one.
00:52
I wrote.
00:54
Copy squad for out.
00:55
The advise this address is just changed to near Woodhurst Estates at Lexford Bain in Franklin Parkboro.
01:08
Copy. Copy.
01:12
Got a 2220 system.
01:14
Is that going to be a district guard for...
01:17
It's changing to 150, you can put it on them.
01:23
Copy that, you can put everybody in.
01:31
Units for the Pine Township wires, address changed to Park Borough, 228 units can return, we'll put it up to one through two.
01:59
Very possible wire down near the Woodhurst Estate at Wexford-Bain Road at By-Wexford-Vane Road ramp.
02:09
20-04.
02:13
County 217 assistant.
02:16
Is this from the alarm company?
02:24
Now it looks like it's going to be a private caller.
02:27
They said they could see a smoke or burglar alarm going off in the building due to the flashing lights in the window.
02:36
That's resaging, but 217 assistant and lieutenant on scene.
02:40
It looks to be an abandoned structure, but we'll verify.
02:45
Please keep all units coming.
02:48
That's a copy.
02:50
217 assistant on scene, 2005.
02:54
No,
03:02
E221, Enderdale-Wan-Ross Township, 78-year-old male,
03:08
Parkinson's, possibly injured his knee,
03:11
all in the shower.
03:13
Station 27 QRS, respond to North EMS 2006.
03:21
216.17 engine en route, 1806.
03:30
217 engines on scene.
03:35
T17 engine on scene, 2007.
03:54
For residential fire alarm, Wednesday,
03:57
Canning Pike in O'Hara Township, stations 218 for the engine, second activation, respond on Northfire 3, 2007.
04:10
County 217 assistant.
04:13
We do have audible alarms going off.
04:16
It looks to be a vacant structure.
04:19
You can hold this to 217 engine.
04:23
We're going to continue to investigate.
04:25
Do you happen to have a key holder?
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Location mentioned:
Near Kittanning Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
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