Frozen sprinkler line causes alarm at residential building, Lemont Furnace PA
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Firefighters responded to a residential building alarm. They found no fire or smoke but discovered a frozen sprinkler system line that was shut off causing the alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Fayette County Public Safety Dispatch
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05:7
Transcript:
00:00
He was going to bring his tanker or just hold up.
00:04
Yeah,
00:08
I've started this like that.
00:13
County 41, Captain, there ain't nothing from the exterior showing.
00:18
Britson.
00:24
Fayette County Tanker 41's en route.
00:27
FD.09.
00:33
County all units responding near Residence Dr 41 copped in on scene nothing's trained from the outside.
00:44
County 44 one's in FD O'ne N.
00:51
FD 09 F.
00:52
09 C C C County 15.
01:02
Good.
01:03
The sweet piece, 104 West Fayette Street in the City.
01:06
Two vehicle accident that occurred in the parking lot, negative injuries or entrapment.
01:10
Vehicles are drivable.
01:13
Several.
01:18
Hey Gary, are you on here?
01:22
Yeah.
01:25
It looks like it's one off in the park, or I'll be on the port right now.
01:32
I didn't hear a word you said.
01:40
I'm in apartment two right now and I switch one off that.
01:49
Is there water flow in there? Because it says it's the water flow alarm.
01:55
I didn't see.
01:56
I'm going to room to room so I can find out.
02:03
Hey Gary, you want me starting to rescue or you want me to hold up here?
02:12
Um, what's out?
02:14
And you want a tanker?
02:17
Copy, yeah.
02:23
Just hold up a minute.
02:27
Planning for?
02:32
Flag in 41 arriving on scenes.
02:40
I just came out of one.
02:41
I didn't see nothing there either.
02:43
I'm just making my way around looking.
02:46
Ten four and two.
02:52
Which building we in here?
02:56
B, Frank.
03:00
Frank, come to the back, come in this one room.
03:02
Come back here with me.
03:09
Tanker to 41 command.
03:16
Just pull up one scene, just get yourself turned around in case you got to go.
03:41
Person.
03:47
Johnny 12 tanker's arriving.
03:53
For example.
03:55
Chris. Gary,
03:59
where are you located?
04:04
Negative. The security company is attempting to reach a horror.
04:13
All right, come back here.
04:20
Are you behind the building?
04:28
In fact, I tanker 41 we're arriving on a scene.
04:32
Okay.
04:37
Hey, Gary, what's your location right now?
04:43
We're over here on the B-side, Andy, B-side.
04:51
41 assistant,
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all units.
04:54
Looks like back here in the flow room,
04:57
they had the water shut off to the fire system.
05:01
Looks like something maybe froze and busted and they just turned the water off.
05:06
That could be causing the alarm.
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Location mentioned:
Residence Dr, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
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