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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at University of Pittsburgh hallPittsburgh PA

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Near Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

A commercial fire alarm was triggered at University of Pittsburgh Lothrop Hall near Lothrop Street. Police arrived and found no smoke or fire. Evacuation was underway while awaiting engineers to reset the alarm panel.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
03:15
Transcript:
00:00
Attentional company, stand back for a fire one dispatch. Zone 214 is now working at commercial fire alarm, Pitt Lothrop Hall near Lothrop St, straight off the Avenue of Victoria.
00:12
Alarm monitoring company called this in for a general fire alarm activated in Zone 1.
00:20
Attention all companies for a fire 1 dispatch.
00:23
Zone 214 is now working... commercial fire alarm at Pitt, Lothrop Hall near Lothrop St off 5th Avenue, Victoria,
00:31
alarm monitoring company called this in for a general fire alarm activated in Zone 1.
00:36
Responding companies will be 10-engine, 4-engine, 24-engine, 18-engine, trip 14, truck 4, and battalion 2, coming on fire 1, 2049.
00:51
10 units responding to 214 be advised the PIPPD are on scene with no smoker fire visible in zone 214. PIP police are on scene with no smoker fire visible.
01:08
10-inchin.
01:11
10 engine in.
01:19
It's got 12 as well back. Uh.
01:30
14 truck in.
01:42
Attention all company, Zone 215 is now struck out. Zone 215 at 3315 Beachwood Boulevard is now struck out. Returning as in 12 left company toward 251.
01:58
Four trust in.
02:01
Four truck in.
02:03
The engine is on safe.
02:06
Prophing shadows on day, evacuation progress.
02:09
Go ahead and to investigate.
02:12
I'm probably turning on scene, nothing shown side A, going to investigate evacuation in progress.
02:24
24.
02:28
24. 24. 24.
02:30
24.
02:35
14. 14. 14 truck like your committee. Committee is leaving a company now.
02:41
Atrocise, check 14. All companies coming in the zone 2.14 can go to Response 1.
02:47
I hear all companies coming into Zone 2.14 at Pitt Wattrop Hall near Waprot, so you can go to response 1.
03:05
Please open an active alarm.
03:08
The panels walked away for engineers.
03:12
Copy, active alarm, panel law, waiting on engineers.

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Near Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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