Trailer fire with explosion traps person under collapsed porch, Scottdale PA


A trailer caught fire and exploded near Round Top Cir in Westmoreland County, PA. The fire caused the porch roof to collapse, trapping a wheelchair-bound person underneath. Multiple people tried to rescue the trapped person as the trailer burned and threatened nearby trailers.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Westmoreland Island Station 74 is falling near Round Top Cir.
00:05
Fock Porter Avenue for a trailer fire reported entrapment[1].
00:15
Last morning I.1 station 74.
00:20
Engine and tire ladder 38, engine and truck 58, and engine 14, SAID Rescue 7, Raptor Inventure Respond, near Round Top Cir, off Porter Avenue,
00:35
for trailer fire with explosion and entrapment[1], assisting 74 operations, TAC 3.
00:45
Fire to special, 274, and on 3.
00:49
They have a report that there is a mail trapped in an enclosed porch or is at least ten individuals trying to get them out.
00:56
They report some sort of an explosion in the trailer as well.
01:02
Receive.
01:08
Air attack three.
01:17
Planes responding roundoff circle, additional call reporting a roof collapse on the trapped patient.
01:23
House to be fully involved[2].
01:25
All right, dispatch Chief 74.
01:33
Bruce, good, dispatch.
01:35
If you didn't copy, roof collapse on the trapped patient, they're reporting that trailer is fully involved[2], is starting to endanger other trailers.
01:46
Receive this, pass.
01:52
Moreland out one, station 74, engine and truck 58.
01:56
Bay of engine 14, the state, rescue 7, rapid prevention, respond.
02:01
137, round top circle off Porter Avenue.
02:05
For fully-volved trailer fire with explosion and entrapment[1], assisting 74 operations pack 3.
02:15
Playing in responding round top circle, assistant 58's on scene at a working fire.
02:21
74 at your seat.
02:25
I got one in traven, the port-roof-truth collapsed on him for the five-standers.
02:31
He's a wheelchair on the porch and I'm going to attempt them make a grab.
02:35
That receipt.
02:37
They have 14 acknowledged.
02:41
Sayet 14 X receipts.
02:46
All answers responding around top circle, Assistant 58, reporting confirmed the trapment, one patient wheelchair bound trapped under a porch roof.
02:58
Mr. 484 to Chief, Assistant.
03:02
Engine 54 at received.
03:06
Fire to special electricity.
03:07
Can you give in a first 200 layout?
03:12
Thanks, receive.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
entrapment: Indicates a person is trapped and needs rescue
[2]
fully involved: Structure is heavily engulfed in fire throughout
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Location mentioned:
Near Round Top Cir, Scottdale, PA 15683
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