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Broken sprinkler triggers alarm at senior facility

Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
02:35
00:00
Engine 407, switch to Tac 60.
audio iconFire & Arson
8203-8227 Meadowbridge Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an apparent fire alarm at a multi-story assisted living center on Meadowbridge Road in Mechanicsville. Water was seen pouring from a balcony due to ice damaging a sprinkler head. Crews investigated and confirmed activation of audible and visible alarms, later silenced after checking the source of the water flow. No injuries were reported.

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