Fire alarm triggered by construction workers at commercial building, Pittsburgh PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 01:56 PM

15th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Fire companies responded to a fire alarm at a commercial building near 15th Street off Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh. The alarm was triggered by construction workers on the third floor. No fire or smoke was found, and fire units were cleared.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1

02:16

Transcript:

00:00

Again, all companies standby for a fire window.

00:02

At zone 2-3 is not working a commercial fire alarm.

00:05

Then, on the 15th near 15th Street, off Waterfront Place.

00:10

It's going to be for a general fire alarm unknown.

00:13

The exact area or room activation.

00:16

Again, all companies are thereby for a fire window, that zone 23 is not working a commercial fire alarm.

00:21

This is on 15th near 15th Street, up the waterfront place.

00:25

It's going to be for a general fire alarm. alarm unknown at the point of activation.

00:30

Responding companies are 3 engine, 32 engine, 4 inch and 33 truck, and battalion 2.

00:34

Responding on file 1 and on 1657.

00:39

Battalion 2-0. Battalion 2-0.

00:45

Battalion 2-0.

00:47

Battalion 2.

00:56

All company, 30 unions, the right, 10, 30 inches, back, 16, 58.

01:01

58.

01:22

5'5.3 will be on the Office C-3rd Commercial and NothingShall.

01:27

The other company down will investigate.

01:31

Three-science, nothing shall from two sides.

01:34

All companies for 50-year-year-year-old response one.

01:44

Dispatch three is it. The alarm is set off by work, construction workers on the third floor.

01:49

No smoke back. Retirement companies.

01:53

As far as you're coming.

01:56

I tell you to receive dispatch. Here we'll get the report.

02:00

Return arrest. I'm back.

02:03

All companies.

02:07

First zone, two, three.

02:09

The mission on 15 to contain this. You're going to hold this now to three engine.

02:13

2-3-0-2-0-1.

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