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Fire alarm activated at cancer center in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/06/2025 04:11 AM (PDT)

Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

A fire alarm was activated at the Helmand Cancer Center on Center Avenue in Pittsburgh. Multiple fire units were dispatched, but it is unclear if there is an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1

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Transcript:

00:00

Control Company's Fire 1 dispatched, Zone 3-1, commercial fire alarm to Helmand Cancer Center near Center Avenue, off Moorwood Avenue, Cypress Street.

00:07

Clear for Zone 2, General Fire Alarm[1].

00:09

General Fire alarm. General Fire alarm, Fire One dispatched, Sub 3-1, cross fire alarm, the Helmand Cancer Center, near Center Avenue.

00:15

That's off Moorwood, Cypress, Free Zone 2, General Fire Alarm[1], Respond, covers, Whitfield, intended to hit an engine.

Police codes explained

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[1]

General Fire Alarm: Fire alarm activation

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Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

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