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Dust from gravel mistaken for smoke in Penn Hills, Allegheny County PA

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Jefferson Rd, Penn Hills Township, PA

Fire units responded to a report of smoke near the intersection of Jefferson Road, Old Way, and Penn Highway in Penn Hills. The investigation found the smoke was actually dust flying up from gravel in a parking lot, not a fire.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
01:39
Transcript:
00:00
For a smoke or dust investigation, near the intersection at Jefferson Road, an old way and Penn Highway and Penn Hills, 227 engine, 223 engine, coming on East 5-3 at 1814.
00:11
For the general fire alarm activation of the commercial variety of Ridgewood Place, 1460 and the road in flum, 234 engine, 233-236 truck commitment on east fire 3, 1815.
00:22
County, 236 truck, 4 plus two.
00:25
That's coverage.
00:26
1817, 227, engine, county.
00:28
Good,
00:29
county. Good, county.
00:31
They have informed us that this was dust flying up from gravel from the parking lot where they were streets we made.
00:37
Ah, so we figure when we read it.
00:39
You can go and put all units back in.

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Location mentioned:
Jefferson Rd, Penn Hills Township, PA
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