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Broken water main floods vacant building near North BroadwayChicago IL

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N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640

According to the dispatch call, a broken water main near North Broadway has caused flooding inside a vacant building. Emergency services are coordinating with the water department to address the issue.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
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00:42
Transcript:
00:00
can you guys, or do you guys have any kind of emergency contact number for the water department to shut off the water to this building? This is the site apartment, no luck.
00:11
Yeah,
00:12
I guess we can send the notified citywide and see what they can do with it.
00:15
So it's a busted water main near North Broadway.
00:21
Acknowledged, yeah, it's completely flooded, it's been going on cold while a second or completely flooded to this park somewhere.
00:31
Okay, so we don't know if it's inside the building or on the street?
00:36
No, it's definitely inside the building.
00:38
It's like the building that's released, but it's been vacant for a while.

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N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
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Incident Timeline

  1. Extent and location of flooding clarified
  2. Confirmation of water main break
  3. Request for water department contact
  4. Pipe burst identified
  5. Initial report of vacant building issue

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