Overflowing toilet causes water leak in Luzerne County building, Luzerne County PA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a building alarm in Luzerne County and found water leaking from a ceiling detector. The source was an overflowing toilet on the third floor. There was no fire or criminal activity involved.
Audio|Heard on: Southern Luzerne County Fire
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03:47
Transcript:
00:00
We have entries from the Charlie side.
00:08
Commanded Tower One.
00:13
Tower One.
00:16
If you guys want to phone to the A-Faic, let you...
00:24
I'm sorry, could you repeat please? Could you repeat, please?
00:29
If you guys want to come to the A side, I'll let you in.
00:40
Mike, we actually have access to from the Charlie side with the key holder.
00:48
Yeah, well, I think we found the problem.
00:49
We're on the first floor.
00:51
I just don't know where you guys are at.
00:55
Charlie's side were actually accessing the basement now with the key holder, that's where the alarm came from.
01:02
Okay, I have water leaking through a detector here on the first floor.
01:05
I'm with another party here.
01:11
Okay, you should get water on the first floor?
01:16
Yeah, it's definitely leaking somewhere.
01:19
I just need more eyes and to get above this.
01:26
Commandant Tower One.
01:31
Power One.
01:34
We found the cause of the water leaks, third floor toilet overflow.
01:41
Okay.
01:47
It's like you guys are in the building on the corner, correct?
01:52
Say again.
01:56
You guys are on the building right next to the police station, correct?
02:05
Negative, next one down.
02:08
Okay.
02:10
County, let me have a new command.
02:15
County,
02:18
if this time you can release 127 and medic him.
02:24
Time for county, 127 you guys copy?
02:29
207? You guys copy?
02:32
207? 207? Johnny,
02:33
127,
02:37
copy.
02:43
Two Ditchin.
02:51
Metic 9, Respond,
02:54
23 near David Road for an 86-year-old female with severe headache pain.
02:59
Thomas 214.
03:05
Rwanda County.
03:10
Can you have the PD come back to the scene?
03:14
We had a resident walk up to us looking for an officer.
03:22
Enforcement.
03:27
Title I, command.
03:29
Command. Command, Go ahead.
03:35
I gained access to that office.
03:38
Definitely water dripping through the detector division two and through the lengths as well.
03:46
Okay.
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Luzerne County, PA
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