Balloon causes fire and power outage near gas station, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonA balloon struck electrical wires near the GetGo gas station on South 18th Street, causing a small fire and a power outage affecting nearby businesses and traffic lights.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Near South 18th Street at the GetGo gas station.
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It's going to be across the street caller.
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Multiple people reporting that a balloon hit wires and they're on fire.
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Take an attention, 24 engine.
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Near South 18th Street across the street from the GetGo gas station.
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Multiple callers reporting that a balloon hit a, hit wire.
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and it's on fire.
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Time is 1654.
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24 engine in.
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Copy 24 in.
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24 in.
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Site 1-9, just regard that tow.
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Owner return.
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912.
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2 in your area, 451 Calvert Avenue off Brazil Street.
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It's going to be for an 82 row female that has a laceration on her right chin.
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Okay.
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1655.
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1655.
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The lights aren't functioning if you want to get power company down here.
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You said 18th and Carson lights are all of the intersection, all four of that intersection?
01:30
Correct, and the power's out for the surrounding businesses and residents.
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5.02.
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Pedicud.
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Unit 502.
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The area with police and first responders, Brownsville Road in Newwich Street, for a report of a female that was hit by a vehicle,
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a non-known injury so far.
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MediQo from station.
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Dispatch unit 502.
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The 2.
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Yeah,
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we're going to have to replace Rescue 1.
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We need to hold them for rescues confirmed only.
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You can find a supplementary unit to back up MediC2.
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It gives a better report and I'll be starting from the MS headquarters.
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We rescue and disregard.
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Medic 2 and 5EU.502.
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Looks like this female is conscious saying that she is pain, she's trying to get up and bystanders are telling her to stay seated.
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I'm still unknown on what's injured on her.
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3128 Able.
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Based on any zone 3 unit that can head is the intersection of Brownville Road and Newitz Street.
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Calls coming in for a vehicle hit female or vehicle versus pedestrian.
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Vehicle hits female.
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One vehicle is involved.
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It will be followed by first responders and EMS.
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The female is trying to get up and people are trying to tell her to stay down.
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I'm looking for the description of the vehicle and I'm not saying it here.
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Per unit 502, the district is guarding the rest of the units.
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There's no obvious then...
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that were reported but it's not confirmed.
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386, I'll go.
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36, 16, 57.
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317 Able, I'm close to that.
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I'll point there.
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Jay, Keith, handcuffed, cameras are on.
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Last three in the mouth for 209.
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That's 24 engine, we will sneak Duques Ducane light out here at South 18th Street as the kit goes.
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It looks like there's some damage to be snuff near the Transformers.
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Copy, I'm calling now.
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Let's please, thank you.
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386, 17, 18, didn't you say you were close to that?
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I'm on like Brownsville and Ormese East so I'm closed-ish.
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Yeah, no sense of the side-side guy coming up.
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Copy. I'll go back, I'll head there.
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Southside 14, copy.
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59.
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Mike 17, clear, Beckin.
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17, Beckin.
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17, Beckin.
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Female patient, conscious alert with hip pain.
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That's copied.
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Medic2, Medicaid,
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and five-o-two, did you copy? Conscious and alert, with it, pain.
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Medic2 copies.
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We can handle it.
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You can cancel it.
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Receive Medicaid.
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You can take it disrepared.
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Medicaid, copies.
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Thanks, MediC2.
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Just that street in 502, you can show me clearing in service.
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Five by two.
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Hold me in an off duty detail at 318 Cedar Avenue until $2,100.
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Copy, 318 Cedar.
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3030.
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313ABLE?
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You logged until 2,300.
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You logged in until 2,300? 2,200, please.
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370 and getting out.
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Dispatch 24 engine.
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Go ahead, 24 engine.
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Okay, we caution taped around the area, trying to divert people from walking underneath it, but there is no other type of hazard, just no active fire.
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So until Duquesne Light gets here, there's not much more for us, we're going to be back.
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Copy. I just got off the phone with Dutane Light.
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They're going to forward it to the CIDR foreman, but they didn't provide me with the ECA.
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I'll show you back in service.
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Okay, that's a C.
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Thank you. You're welcome.
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Attention all companies, 24 engine is now back in service.
07:23
Again, 24 engine now back in service.
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Near S 18th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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