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Fire alarm with smoke reported at Met Towers buildingPittsburgh PA

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Near New Brighton Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15202

A fire alarm was triggered at Met Towers near New Brighton Road in Avalon. Smoke and lights were reported on the first and second floors. Fire crews responded and investigated but found no active fire.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - North
04:39
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm activation, Met Towers, near New Brighton Road in Avalon.
00:06
249, you've been re-alerted.
00:08
Respond on North Fire 5th at 217.
00:17
County Beck to Man.
00:19
The first division can have a fire alarm activation on the second floor, it looks like.
00:32
Gracie, reporting lights, smoke in the first division, alarm, I'm second.
00:40
The Towers, command, you want the assignment upgraded?
00:48
The hold of the company dispatch, continue the assignment is dispatched for now, so in here I was followed.
00:54
Gracie, holding the assignment to the used dispatch.
01:10
for poor smoke in the building,
01:13
Met Towers, near New Breton Road in Avalon,
01:17
248, you've been alerted on a fill,
01:20
respond on fire 5 at 220.
01:31
297 trucks are on
01:35
297 truck on a seat at 2nd.
01:43
Come in, morning it is morning in.
01:45
We're coming on the past, we'll leave on any truck.
01:56
Arriving truck here, take the 8 side.
02:06
2.97.
02:08
Take your crew to the 2nd Division and assist with investigation.
02:14
That's copied.
02:24
Firefighter McElland from...
02:30
Good command.
02:31
I'm trying to get in second floor.
02:36
What your conditions against the second floor?
02:42
Smoke on the hall, no seat.
02:45
All right, that's received.
02:57
Command 148 engine, we're coming fast in one-on-three-a-inch truck.
03:02
All right.
03:04
148 engine,
03:06
apparatus outside the driveway.
03:09
Leave breathing the apparatus that's going to lay in from the plug.
03:13
Do not lay in from the plug yet.
03:14
Send your crew to the front door.
03:20
All right. The 14-8 engines out.
03:31
We'll be honest with logs.
03:36
Okay.
03:43
County, 249 engines in.
03:44
249 engine is in.
03:49
249 engine 220.
03:56
Command. Second.
04:02
Last unit call and repeat, you are broken.
04:07
Seconds invasance of command.
04:11
Dead.
04:17
Two apartments, two of four and two three, I believe.
04:21
KMOX, we have keys.
04:25
Four success there.
04:27
No use is in addition, soles like Park 2.
04:35
All right.
04:37
We're going to locate keys and send keys up for maintenance.

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Near New Brighton Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15202
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