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Commercial fire alarm with large water leaks at middle schoolCharlottesville VA

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Powell Creek Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911

A commercial fire alarm was reported at Lakeside Middle School near Powell Creek Drive. Firefighters arrived and found large water leaks inside and outside the building. Multiple water leaks are being addressed, and building services are responding to assist.

Audio|Heard on: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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02:21
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 121 and Station 12 commercial fire alarm.
00:04
Lakeside Middle School.
00:07
Near Powell Creek Drive.
00:09
Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
00:11
Engine 12 and Station 12.
00:14
Commercial fire alarm.
00:16
Lakeside Middle School.
00:18
Near Powell Creek Drive.
00:21
Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
00:25
Atcom, Cold Pepper, Medic 4, transporting one patient to use your...
00:32
Call for Hermedic 4, 17, connect.
00:39
The 121, you're responding to Lakeside Middle School near Powell Creek Drive for the fire alarm, commercial.
00:46
General fire alarm, no further information at this time.
00:50
McDonald, 4.03, then rats for the ridge.
00:53
At 1,800.
00:58
Wheel train 26, clear.
01:03
26, 1801.
01:10
ECCC, MADC 17, and Routta Jefferson, one patient.
01:13
Dr.S.17, I'm RONFerson, one patient, 8-102.
01:21
DCCC, engine 121 is on scene, Lakeside Middle School.
01:25
We have an apparent large water leak on the exterior with the structure.
01:29
We'll be investigating 120 on Bravo, half-class.
01:32
Large water leak, exterior.
01:34
Angel 121Bron, Command.
01:36
Investigating 8103.
01:37
ECC, MADC-15, arrived at UVA.
01:41
ECEO-O-4.
01:48
ECCC Power Free Command.
01:51
ECCC Power Free Command.
01:55
ECCC Power Free Command.
01:56
Power, Power, Command.
01:57
Wheel 2nd6, Clear.
02:05
We have multiple water leaks and multiple locations.
02:08
Interior and exterior.
02:10
Building services is in rail.
02:12
We're going to be working with secure water and salvage.
02:16
I understand.
02:17
Multiple water leaks and multiple locations, building services en route.

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Powell Creek Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911

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