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Resident starts fire in house at Melrose Avenue, Ambridge PA

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Melrose Ave, Ambridge, PA 15003

According to the dispatch call, a residential house near Melrose Avenue caught fire after a resident started a fire inside. Fire was put out but smoke remains in the house. Multiple fire units responded to the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Beaver County Fire and EMS
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02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Medic rescue, standby for a structure in area near Melrose Avenue, near Melrose Avenue.
00:06
Near Melrose Avenue. I reported the father on the house on fire.
00:09
House smoke, fire was put out.
00:13
Okay,
00:17
I'll update as soon as I get one.
01:03
Station 71, possible residential structure fire, near Melrose Avenue, near Melrose Avenue.
01:09
Other point in her father almost set a house on fire, did put the fire on, and the house is still full of smoke.
01:14
Units to respond, Station 71, engine 91, engine 841, rescue 488.
01:20
Power 47. Responder, response one, operations response two.
01:30
Engine 91 is responding.
01:34
Copy.
01:36
Engine 71. Copy.
01:37
Copy engine 71.
01:39
Copy. Copy,
01:42
engine 71.
01:48
At 19-1.
01:55
1901 back in...
01:56
Yeah, 1901 back in...
02:01
Copy.
02:04
One, go ahead.
02:07
I'll be on seat.
02:08
I got a two-story, one frame.
02:10
Another show up from three sides.
02:13
71-11 command, we'll be off-fuscating.
02:18
Copy, 2036.

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Melrose Ave, Ambridge, PA 15003

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