False fire alarm triggered by dryer steam at university, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business near Forbes Avenue. Upon investigation, they found the alarm was caused by steam from a dryer, and no fire was present.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
03:20
Transcript:
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Central companies responding to commercial fire alarm activation at CMU Tepper School of Business,
00:08
near Forbes Avenue between South Craig and Devon Road.
00:13
Alarm company reports general fire alarm activation for Zone 992.
00:18
Campus Police Dispatch notified. All companies for Fire Zone 2.9.
00:23
Commercial fire alarm activation at CMU Tepper School of Business.
00:28
Near Forbes Avenue between South Craig and Devon Road.
00:33
Alarm company reporting general fire alarm activation for zone 992.
00:37
Responding units include 10 engine, 18 engine, 6 engine, truck 14 and battalion 2.
00:43
All companies on fire 1 at 1.09.
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Dispatch 35 engine.
00:54
35 good ahead.
00:56
No medical alarm action.
00:58
Station, is there a 35 engine docking service?
01:03
Copy.
01:10
All companies responding to fire except 2-9 Tepper School of Business at CMU on Forbes Avenue are contacting campus police.
01:20
No fire seen on scene; believed to be from washer or dryer, not confirmed.
01:26
All companies responding to fire at 2-9 CMU Tepper School of Business per CMU police.
01:32
Nothing seen.
01:33
Not on scene yet; possibly from washer or dryer, not confirmed.
01:39
On fire 1,
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110 client suit.
01:46
Have your battalion two?
01:52
Ten minutes.
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Copy ten.
02:05
Dispatch battalion is all unseen.
02:09
Five-story educational facility not showing exterior signs.
02:13
Senior campus police on scene.
02:19
Copy retain-2; no tension with CMU police on scene.
02:30
This matches the initial report.
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Acknowledged.
02:42
Confirmed, go ahead.
02:44
Thank you.
02:47
Okay, good.
02:50
Dispatch spoke with CMU police.
02:52
Alarm set off by steam from a dryer.
02:54
Return units.
02:55
Report received.
03:01
Copy that. All companies responding to fire at 2-9 CMU.
03:05
Staying 2 will hold; all others can disregard due to steam from dryer.
03:10
All companies responding to fire at 2-9 CMU Tepper School.
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Staying 2 holding incident due to steam from dryer, 115.
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All other companies disregard.
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Location mentioned:
Near Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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