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Man sets himself on fire in vehicle at shopping mallPittsburgh PA

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Near Ross Park Mall Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

A man intentionally set himself on fire using a lighter inside a Chevy Traverse vehicle in the parking area of Ross Park Mall. Fire and emergency responders arrived but found no active fire upon arrival.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - North
02:37
Transcript:
00:00
A person on fire in the downtown suite, 4595 McNight Redd Ross Pontchus.
00:08
How many is 2.46, 252, 259, 253, 317.
00:14
247-797 for your truck, rescue, 4251 for the writ, fire 3 at 5, 1450.
00:20
Engine I copy.
00:21
47-882-7. Do you two bucks.
00:26
Send me. All right, answer to the in-town.
00:28
Coming a male that set himself on fire with a lighter inside of a Chevy Traverse.
00:34
Troughton-A-7-2-8-7 on the way with 4.
00:37
All right, multiple units, 787 truck-abbing, route on their unit.
00:40
17 engine 1 with 4.
00:42
37-engine 1 with 4. 317-engine 1 4.
00:44
5.5.10 firemarsh on the way.
00:46
5.10.
00:47
46 chief county, you call for the update.
00:49
It's not going to be the building.
00:50
The mail is going to be in a vehicle in the parking mall.
00:52
That's copied.
00:53
Have units come continue in until we can confirm, we can hold it down.
00:57
Errs. County, 252 engine in 2-1.
00:59
Yes.
01:00
County, 247 engines on scene.
01:02
No fire at this time.
01:03
Have the units staged in their line of approach on McKnight.
01:05
I'll hold the command.
01:06
247 engine on a scene reporting no fire at this time.
01:09
Units hold your line of approach on midnight.
01:10
County 246 Chief with 247 engines report.
01:14
Have all units in route non-emergency.
01:16
Hold everyone else on station.
01:17
All units reporting to the in the end-town suite.
01:23
Units on the road, non-emergency.
01:24
I just can disregard this time, hold on station.

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Near Ross Park Mall Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

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