False fire alarm due to burned hot dog in apartment, Carnegie PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/07/2025 05:45 AM (PDT)

Near Washington Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106

A fire was reported at a multi-family apartment near Washington Ave in Carnegie. The initial caller thought the apartment was on fire. However, a neighbor later reported that the smell was from a burned hot dog, and there was no active fire. No evacuation or further emergency actions were needed.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County West Police, Fire, and EMS, South Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire multi-family near Washington Ave in Carnegie Station 118, 257, 126.

00:10

256, 125, 128, and 275 has been alerted westfire off to 746.

00:15

Carnegie, be advised a caller that called in as a neighbor.

00:19

She said she thought the apartment was on fire, knocked on the door.

00:22

I guess they answered it and shut it in her face.

00:24

She's reporting they may use drugs as well.

00:27

924, go ahead, I'm sorry, didn't mean to stop on you.

00:38

We need to let in, nobody else from me.

00:40

No.

00:41

9398 from you. Received.

00:42

The last update to the call is they are at the Shirtier's RTP building next to the location in the living room with staff.

00:50

I'll try to give them a call.

00:52

Yeah, it's a different location.

00:55

I'll stay up there, I'll try to give them a call back.

00:57

Wesley's next door to Chartier Center, so you're saying they're in the Chartier Center.

01:01

Affirmative, that was just updated to the call by a minute ago.

01:04

275 truck number four.

01:05

3.29, good.

01:06

275, check in with 4 at 8.49.

01:09

Also, the device, we're getting that this is either going to be apartment 3 or apartment 4.

01:14

Now the neighbor says that they burn the hot dog.

01:16

The neighbor is now getting in a vehicle and leaving it.

01:19

Connie, 2705, chief.

01:20

2.75. 2.75.

01:21

I'm in service.

01:22

Do you have PD confirmed?

01:24

Sure sir. The caller is now reporting that the neighbor said they burn a hot dog and was getting in a vehicle one to two minutes ago.

01:31

Excuse me, I'm sorry.

01:32

Mike, Papa, Papa, Papa, 0174.

01:35

I'll run and attach to the call.

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