Fire spreads from roof to first floor at construction site, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire at a building under construction near Atkins St in Pittsburgh. The fire spread from the roof to the first floor. The first floor was under construction and contained insulation, paint, and other materials that could accelerate the fire. Crews worked to establish water supply and fought the fire, making progress from the rear of the structure.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Ground 2
03:38
Transcript:
00:00
37 driver Do you have a hydrogen down there?
00:04
Yeah, that's on the next block I'm gonna work on tanking and bringing it up sit over here
00:11
Okay
00:19
The 30 Engine Go team on C,
00:23
assistant 37 with the hydrant.
00:27
30 engine is the go team on scene and assistant 37 with a hydrant.
00:32
Come in, 35, engine.
00:41
Fire has made it way down to the first floor through the roof.
00:44
Electric was still on at that point.
00:46
We cannot make any access to that point at all.
00:49
We're going to start backing it out.
00:51
The first floor looks like it's under construction.
00:53
We have insulation, paint, and other accelerants all the way in here.
01:05
Unit 5 and 3 is unseen reporting to come in.
01:14
Private Ranchi.
01:16
30 engines from 37.
01:19
I'm ready for water whenever you are.
01:26
37 water coming.
01:36
Dispatch to Atkins Command.
01:43
Dispatch to Battalion One.
01:50
Dispatch to Atkins Street, command.
01:52
You're at 15 minutes.
01:59
Utility 4 is on, Sam.
02:02
Utility Forensing.
02:09
Dispatch to Atkins Street Command, you copy 15 minutes.
02:13
Command from 36-shot, into the first more start, nobody's here.
02:28
Battalion 4 on scene.
02:31
Battalion 4 on scene.
02:32
Battalion 4 is unable to reach Battalion 1, just advising we just passed our 15 minutes.
02:41
Battalion 4 is on scene.
02:46
Copy Battalion 4 on scene.
02:52
Just back to Atkins Street Command.
03:07
Security 4th Command,
03:09
looks like they're making some progress from the rear.
03:13
Might not be able to start making a sensor entry here momentarily.
03:23
Command 35 engines, making good progress on the backside.
03:33
Back-in-s-on-a-singerport in command.
03:37
Back-eat-upting.
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Location mentioned:
Atkins St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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