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Smoke detector triggers false fire alarm in office building, Pittsburgh PA

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Near Ardmore Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15221

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm on the 9th floor of an office building near Ardmore Boulevard and Forest Hills. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector. An employee was cleaning the area with a leaf blower, which caused the alarm to go off. There was no actual fire.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
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Transcript:
00:00
For a commercial smoke detector on the 9th floor office.
00:15
TSC Bank,
00:16
near Ardmore Boulevard and Forest Hills, Station 153, 207 for the engine, 303 for the truck, east far up for 2212.
00:26
Connie, 303 truck and off.
00:28
3-0-3 truck, 22-50.
00:30
Commercial fire alarm activation, smoke detector on the 9th floor office.
00:34
The PNC Bank, near Ardmore Boulevard and Forest Hills.
00:38
Second activation for 153-2-704 at 2217.
00:42
163 rescue for 20.
00:43
If you have multiple floors, individual alarm, gentlemen.
00:48
Yeah, you're left for your rescue, we're out.
00:50
We're letting the story out.
00:51
Uh, enough now they do the visual one going off.
00:53
It's just like a little tight to do it.
00:54
We'll be in back to the 183 at this and have the Hallmore Boulevard command.
00:58
We're in two trucks.
00:59
We're coming up behind you where you want us.
01:00
Three hundred three four slower drive-winds.
01:04
Two percent rescues in underband.
01:06
First, Steve, 2219.
01:07
Fifty-three captains in 20.
01:08
20. You're at 2820.
01:10
All right, there was a employee on scene.
01:13
He was cleaning the floors with a leaf lower side of the, the decker cell.
01:17
The county footbridge for truck on scene.
01:18
Refuse, 2220.
01:19
Arboricvenile, Ground, Tucson Rescue, approach you for more.
01:21
207, just stand by the hydrant for the moment.
01:25
We believe we have a false handboard trying to get access to check.
01:32
Copy. 153 assistance and 33 Chief, what do you need?
01:34
Just stand by for a minute.
01:36
This guy said he was doing some stuff and he said it off.
01:39
He's going to get it to access.
01:40
Copy that.

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Near Ardmore Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
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