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Partial building collapse traps person in basementAltoona PA

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5th Ave & 39th St, Altoona, PA 16602

A partial collapse occurred at the corner of 39th Street and 5th Avenue building, trapping at least one person in the basement. Emergency responders are on scene working to rescue the individual.

Audio|Source: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
05:6
Transcript:
00:00
if there's an APD unit that's not tied up, if you send them down to 39th Street 5th Avenue, we have hos in the street.
00:08
Reach you.
00:33
Are you in Division II?
00:38
Oh,
00:42
14, 332,
00:49
charge the light line going to the down.
00:56
391 Do you hear anyone?
01:03
Any available PD units for me down in 5th Avenue 39?
01:12
32,
01:14
we got three.
01:24
You have an origin into your direction here.
01:32
No!
01:35
I have a lot!
01:37
I have a car.
01:45
I don't want!
01:47
I have a collapsed in a basement!
01:53
Last minute for you, he drove-bed.
01:58
Sir I wanted to collapse in the basin.
02:01
The first floor in the basin.
02:04
The man.
02:05
Can you die?
02:08
You out? No, not in the first.
02:15
Anyone trapped in the collapse?
02:19
Yeah,
02:20
I'm traveling in the basement, but I have a total collapse from the first end of the basement.
02:26
Zero,
02:32
what do you call me?
02:34
Yeah, I call it.
02:40
We're still open 303.
02:47
All interior units.
02:50
That was a collapse of Division 1, Charlie Dollar Corner,
02:54
back where the refrigerator was.
03:03
301, 303. Go ahead, 03.
03:06
Is Barstow out over there?
03:17
I'm looking for attacking votes now.
03:22
Division 1 of the origin department.
03:26
Yeah, we've got to verify this he's okay. I'm trying to get a crew with an attack arm.
03:31
Let's see.
03:36
Sure, my.
03:45
Thurston.
03:58
Thurston from Blagery status.
04:05
Dr. Piscuitable, accidental.
04:10
Rancid.
04:19
3.01, is there a total glass on the first floor or just partial?
04:26
It's just a partial, the rear corner, in the kitchen.
04:29
Ah, right now! We gotta got to get anything!
04:32
Hey!
04:33
That is, Matt, Matt!
04:43
3-1, there's manning in the booth. Mating in the basement.
04:46
We need a nice to the construction.
04:51
They have a Mayday[1] in the basement. There's a guy trapped in the basement.
04:55
Hello?
04:56
Yeah, I'm back here with him.
05:02
Four, six, three, four, three, four, three, nine. You need to start over there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mayday: Firefighter distress/emergency (lost, trapped, or low air)

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5th Ave & 39th St, Altoona, PA 16602
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