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Commercial building fire causes smoke and animal trappedPittsburgh PA

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Near Mapleview Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15220

A possible commercial building fire occurred near Mapleview Drive, with multiple callers reporting smoke and fire. One person reported her bedroom caught fire and an animal trapped inside. Fire and emergency units responded actively as smoke increased.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Ground 2
03:41
Transcript:
00:00
An attentional company, standby for a fire to dispatch possible commercial structure fire for zone 49, near Mapleview Dr off of Elm Spring Drive. The caller is reporting that the building is on fire, smoke scene only.
00:15
Again, stand by for a fire 2 dispatch, possible commercial structure fire for zone 4-49, near Mapleview Dr, Elm Spring Drive.
00:23
Looks like it's caught in by security.
00:26
College reporting the buildings is on fire that can only see smoke.
00:32
Responding companies are 28 engine, 26 engine, 29 engine, 26 truck, 30 truck, battalion 4, 37 engine as a Go Team MAC unit, and battalion 1 as a safety chief.
00:43
Companies respondent on fire 2,
00:46
your dispatch time is 1052.
00:53
Units from Maplegee Drive be advised. It's possibly going to be a fire on the first floor,
01:00
12 units in the building.
01:07
Medic 3 is on fire too.
01:11
Medic 3 is in 1053.
01:15
Mediq 3 is in 1053.
01:23
26 engine in
01:27
26 engine in
01:30
The tag for it
01:33
Dion POR's in engine 2810
01:41
PIN. BASE.
01:45
The dispatch battalion for the caller, we have any other caller saying that her house is on fire says it's in the bedroom. She's just screaming and she keeps sitting my cat.
02:00
Just back, I mentioned that last part, what did you say?
02:05
Here's a female saying that her bedroom is on fire. Apparently she has an animal in the apartment as well. She is reported to be outside now.
02:14
We see.
02:16
The engine 282.
02:22
28 engine in.
02:24
DCW on it.
02:26
BC woman.
02:32
30 trucks in.
02:35
30 trucks in
02:41
We have another caller stating that the building is on fire, there's more smoke now pouring out of the building.
02:51
Receive dispatch, go ahead and do them transfers to the electric company in Harrison.
02:58
Copy.
03:05
Dispatch, 37 engine, you're the only unit I don't have in route besides the Mac unit right now.
03:14
Mac units in dispatch.
03:19
Copy, I have a Mac unit in, 37 engine U.N.
03:29
228 is on scene.
03:31
Two-story, multi-family lot of residents.
03:34
We got smoke porn on the second floor.
03:37
Next company, you gotta grab a hydrogen at the bottom of Mapleview and bring it up.

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