False fire alarm at holiday inn express due to cleaning, Pittsburgh PA
A commercial fire alarm was triggered at the Holiday Inn Express near Federal Street and South/Leacock Street in Pittsburgh. Fire crews responded but found no fire. The hotel staff had poured a drain cleaner down the drain, which caused the false alarm. The system was reset, and the situation was cleared with no damage or injury.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
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Transcript:
00:00
That's all companies, fire one dissonance, 0-120, commercial fire alarm, Holiday Inn Express, near Federal Street, South/Leacock Street.
00:08
Let me for a general fire alarm activation.
00:12
That's all-companities, fire one, dissonance, 0-120, commercial fire alarm, Holiday Inn Express, near Federal Street, South/Leacock Street.
00:21
Whatever, a general fire alarm from South Carolina, 5.09.
00:27
Responding companies, 32 engine, 3 engine, 37 engine, 32, truck, battalion 1.
00:32
Govice going on the fire 1.1546.
00:38
Dispatch BC1.
00:39
We've been getting that, literally.
00:41
Just cover it.
00:42
32. Thank you.
00:45
All coverage for 120.
00:47
Gover, target quarters. 1.20 coverage can stand down.
00:49
Returned cord is hold up 32 engine.
00:52
1546.
00:54
302 engine on the same dispatch.
00:57
Cobb 32.
01:07
Then to 4-engine first spotters of 2-1-1835 Linton Streets off Helton-Sugar, Green Street for 991-year-old, Mail.com, says, breathing.
01:16
I know what's wrong.
01:18
And it's 4-en engines, 2.1, 1835 Linton Streets off Helton Street, off-Heldman, Sugar, Green Street, for 921, mail.com, says, breathing.
01:25
Oh, no, it's wrong, a 4-engine, commit on the S-1, 1554.
01:34
This is back from 32 engine.
01:37
32-good.
01:39
We met with a member of the hotel staff.
01:42
They said they were pouring Drano down the drain to clean a blockage, no smoke, no fire, they reset the system, everything's okay.
01:48
32 engines back in service.
01:53
This is all company 0-120 and for 2-2-8 Central Street.
01:56
Struckout, 1-120, struck out, 32-engine last company, 1554.
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Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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