False fire alarm caused by steam cleaning at hospital, Allentown PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at St. Luke's Downtown Hospital due to a contractor cleaning machinery with hot water and steam. No fire or danger was found.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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Transcript:
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D-43 engines 10, 4-9, truck one, and two.
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St. Luke's downtown, near Hamilton St, Cross Street is south, St.
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Cloud Street. The far one. You guys responding.
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The near Hamilton, up parlor.
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Sorry. 10243 of 10, 49, truck one, and two.
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Compue status, sir, MDT[2] is down.
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Step for engine, 10.
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43-10A[1].
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Good. We're with personnel and team stated head of contractor here.
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Cleaning one of their machines with hot water steam set off the detectors.
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We're going to take a left.
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Okay. Everybody else can continue in code yellow.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
43-10A: Fire alarm
[2]
MDT: Mobile Data Terminal (down)
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Location mentioned:
Near Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18104
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