Strange odor at group home caused by cleaning chemical, Glenshaw PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of a strange odor near Highland Avenue in Shaler Township. They initially observed heavy smoke but later found the smell was from a cleaning chemical used to mop the floor in a group home. No fire was confirmed and residents reported no symptoms.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - North
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08:20
Transcript:
00:00
For reports of a strange odor in a residence near Highland Avenue, Shaler Township, Station 264 second activation, respond on North Fire 3, 1956.
00:14
Copy that.
00:22
259 assistants on this stand one-and-a-half story residential like you back I'll get established a command copy 259 assistant on scene with command first alarm is Simon but nobody said wrong.
00:47
Okay, structure fire, there should be a believer should be additional units.
00:55
Okay, affirmed.
00:57
Your company, 1807,
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186 truck and 220.
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220. 20. Okay, 2.20 risk.
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Two,
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20.
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Okay.
01:13
Okay. Okay.
01:14
Okay. Okay. Okay.
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150 and assistant cuff it.
01:25
Gotty, 150 at you.
01:27
150 at you.
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50 at you.
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50 at you.
01:35
Okay,
01:37
do have heavy smoke from the structure,
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uh, from the kitchen area.
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Very, sit.
02:12
Fontata at 264, do you want to fill on that?
02:17
Yeah, I got...
02:20
Copy.
02:23
I take drugs in with three.
02:36
Stay out on Glenshaw until the truck gets in.
02:40
You guys can come down.
02:42
Truck 260 straight in.
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Take the address, start investigating.
02:48
Truck copy.
02:53
Truck service.
02:55
You can copy.
03:02
County 187 trucks hit two.
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Ace, have a trip with two.
03:22
For reports of an odor from a residence,
03:26
near Highland Avenue, Shaler Township,
03:29
Station 261, you've been out of the climate, respond on North Fire, 3.
03:40
Twitter arrest agent gone.
03:47
Hi, Lincoln, hi.
03:48
Command, hi.
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Command, go ahead.
03:56
Evocations complete.
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Residents reporting no symptoms.
04:00
M.S. Women now just checking them up.
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Footway.
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Get one just second.
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County 158 trucked in with three.
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508 truck with three.
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County 158, Ft1, and with two.
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Right into the parking lot and the side door.
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Next two engines in, I want you to drop the line to that plug to the on Rochester.
04:48
I'm going to show how to happen.
04:54
Citi, putty on the yellow.
05:01
Copy two sexy truck.
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260 trucks just in front of us is the street.
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On the side.
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Where do you want to rescue? Do you want to hit the hydrogen?
05:28
You want to have breath, do you hit the hydrant?
05:31
Yeah, well you hit that hydrant and lay up, or drop the line here and go to the hydrant.
05:35
Drop your line here and go to the hydrant.
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The hydrant is right down there at 200 feet.
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Connie 260, Chief is on the same.
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Copy 260, Chief, one scene.
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Command 260, Chief, contact, operation.
06:04
Yeah,
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let me do a face-to-face.
06:18
I didn't catch you, Chief.
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You said, be good at home-eye.
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County 187 in with two.
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County restroom.
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County restroom.
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Okay.
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20 a 3rd 20 a 3.
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Lieutenant.
06:54
We got some sort of chemical slash cleaner smell.
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We're investigating.
07:00
I'll let you know.
07:02
That's copy.
07:03
I'm with the resident.
07:04
Not I'll check with them and save.
07:10
All right.
07:12
Green line! Green line!
07:20
Connie 261 engine in width 4.
07:25
Copy 261 engine in Routless 4.
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I want to command 261 engine.
07:53
Two-six interior from operations.
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Go ahead, Chief.
08:01
Yeah,
08:03
Pumphal, this is a group home,
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and one of the workers had a few hours ago she mopped the floor with some kind of cleaning solution.
08:13
That's received and that is what it smells like.
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So we're still investigating.
08:18
I'll let you know.
08:20
That's copy.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Highland Ave, Glenshaw, PA 15116
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