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Carbon monoxide alarm false alert due to bad battery, Glassport PA

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Ohio Ave, Glassport, PA 15045

As discussed during the dispatch call, a carbon monoxide alarm sounded in a rear apartment near Ohio Avenue in Glassport. Fire crews responded but found the alarm was caused by a bad detector battery. No evacuation was needed and units cleared the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East
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02:59
Transcript:
00:00
For a carbon monoxide detector going off near Ohio Avenue in Glassport rear apartment.
00:08
Station 161, 123, and 183, respond on East Fire 2, 1340.
00:20
County 161 engine, 2.
00:24
Copy 161 engine engine in 1341.
00:32
County 183 engine,000.
00:37
Copy 183, 183 engine in route 1342.
00:45
161-177.
00:52
Copy 161 chiefs in route 1343.
01:01
County 161 ends out, two-story residential, no evac, crews going into investigate.
01:12
Copy, no evac, crews going into investigate.
01:18
1343.
01:29
Truck carbon monoxide alarm going off near Ohio Avenue and Glassport rear apartment, station 123, second activation 1344.
01:49
161. I came from residents.
01:58
We're rid.
02:01
Rear.
02:08
Rear apartment resident, (name withheld).
02:15
Rich.
02:31
One-six-two out command,
02:33
Guy.
02:35
Send it.
02:37
This can be a bad battery, put all his back in.
02:48
All units alerted for near Ohio Avenue in Glassport, reported as a bad battery and a detector.
02:56
All units can return into service 1349.

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Ohio Ave, Glassport, PA 15045

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