Fire near railroad tracks halts train traffic, Pittsburgh PA


A fire started near the railroad tracks east of milepost 21 in Pittsburgh. The fire is large enough to worry about people being trapped. All train traffic in the area has been stopped to deal with the situation.
Audio|Source: NS Pittsburg Line Allegheny Dispatcher
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Transcript:
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I am going to get, send in from May 1 like we had talked about.
00:04
But for now, if we can stop all traffic, I've already got a ton of fire jumping right away down down there.
00:11
So let me get on, assess this situation.
00:18
All right, is the 33 going to be able to clear the crossing there on Main 3?
00:24
Is he westbound or is he found?
00:27
He's westbound.
00:30
I don't think, I don't know exactly where this fire is, but it's going to be east of 21.
00:38
And I don't know how big that thing is with potentially trapped is the one way of the size of the fire.
00:45
I got you, I got you.
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Pittsburgh, PA
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