Garbage truck contents catch fire near Zone 1 police station, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred in the contents of a garbage truck near the Zone 1 police station. The fire is not related to the vehicle itself but involves the material inside the truck. The truck cannot unload its contents due to a mechanical issue, and fire investigators are being notified.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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41-10, this is 37 engine. We're on scene here at the Zone 1 police station with a garbage truck on fire. It's the content in the back of the garbage truck that's on fire. The truck was in normal operation when the fire occurred.
00:13
I'm just curious if you guys need to come out because it's not related to the actual vehicle.
00:18
It's just the garbage in the back. Can you advise?
00:23
You'll find any lithium batteries?
00:27
So unfortunately we're not able to dump the load because the PTO is not working, so we can't actually tell what's on fire, it's just whatever the contents inside the truck is.
00:40
Receive, I'll stop by them in a minute or two.
00:44
Steve, we'll be here a while.
00:48
Copy. Dispast the 4110, Cap, do you want to page on your partner?
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Location mentioned:
Near Brighton Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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