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Water flow from broken sprinkler stops fire alarmAlexander County NC

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audio iconFire & Arson
Hancock and Moore Ln, North Carolina 28681

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm sounded near Hancock and Moore Lane in North Carolina. Firefighters responded and found that a sprinkler head was broken, causing water to flow and trigger the alarm. No fire was found at the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Alexander County Public Safety
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02:10
Transcript:
00:00
Bethlehem Fire, Needsur respond, (number withheld), Hancock & Moor Lane, (number withheld), Hancock & Moore Lane, Crawl Street, Teague Town Road.
00:13
Bethlehem Fire, New York,
00:15
New Jersey, District Town Road, commercial fire alarm, area of activation will be rough, water flow sensor,
00:23
stops to upon arrival,
00:25
timeout (number withheld).
00:34
There's your proof for us all thing.
00:40
Troupe (number withheld).
00:45
(number withheld).
00:47
2-0.2-2-2-4.
00:56
Commitiation.
00:57
She's in and you take 28 to now.
01:00
The engine's 38 to know.
01:01
The engine's 38 to support.
01:07
Communication, show agent 328 on the scene, multi-story, commercial structure, nothing showing when you show Bethlehem command established.
01:18
328, 1400K.
01:22
Also, do you have a key holder in now?
01:27
We have key information in the notes, I'll contact.
01:33
Stand by, I've got somebody at the gate now.
01:36
Different.
01:46
Communications 3256.
01:52
3256, go ahead.
01:56
Jim, if you will, crew on the scene working,
01:59
go ahead and make contact with a key holder and they're going to need to get their maintenance division out here.
02:04
They have knocked off a sprinkler head in the building and water is flowing at this time.
02:09
There is no fire.

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Hancock and Moore Ln, North Carolina 28681

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Wrap-Up
  2. Alarm Silenced and Response Canceled
  3. Efforts to Isolate and Drain System
  4. Sprinkler Head Knocked Off, No Fire
  5. Alarm Investigation and Arrival
  6. Initial Dispatch

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