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Apartment oven fire reported with visible smoke and flames, Pittsburgh PA

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Near Hempstead Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Firefighters responded to a three-story apartment complex near Hempstead Rd where smoke and flames were visible coming from an oven in an apartment. The resident reported that only the stove was on fire.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Ground 2
02:32
Transcript:
00:00
Attention all company, standby for fire two dispatch, zone 221, working at commercial.
00:05
Structure Fire[1] 5612, Hempstead, brood apartment 8 off of Whiteman.
00:10
Caller reporting, smoke coming out of the oven, the alarm is going off.
00:14
Both smoke and flames are visible.
00:17
Secondion all company, fire two, dispatch zone 221, possible structure fire.
00:22
5612, Hempstead, road apartment 8 off of Lightman.
00:25
Cottle reporting smoke coming out of the oven.
00:27
The alarm is going off.
00:28
Says smoke and flames are visible.
00:30
Responding companies, 18 engine, 12 engine, 19 engine, 18, 18, truck, 17 truck, Patagon 2.
00:36
16 engines, the Goat Team, MAC unit, Patagon 3 as the safety chief.
00:40
Come in on fire, 2, 1714.
00:41
The dying, too, sir.
00:42
Copy, the time to him.
00:45
Utility 4N.
00:46
Utility 4N. Utility 4N.
00:48
See your truck fan.
00:49
Copy.
00:50
17 truckin.
00:53
17 truck in.
00:54
17 trucking.
00:57
Mac Uniton.
00:59
Mac United. 18 engines on scene.
01:00
Three-story apartment complex, nothing shown from side A.
01:04
You can slow the companies down.
01:05
Let's receive three-story apartment complex, nothing shown from three sides.
01:09
All companies responding to send 221.
01:11
You can get a response to one.
01:12
Just bash from engine 18.
01:13
We're still outside, making our way in.
01:16
Resident is advising it's just the stove that's on fire inside.
01:19
Let's copy. 18 engine making their way in.
01:20
Resident reporting just the oven.
01:22
18 truck on scene with command.
01:23
18 truck on scene with command.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Structure Fire: Reported building fire

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Near Hempstead Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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