Water leak causes flooding and traps residents in apartment, Portland OR
Heads up:
This is auto-generated from real-time dispatch calls. Information may be inaccurate. Listen to the original audio and verify critical information using official agency releases.
Other Non-Crime EventAccording to the dispatch call, a water leak in an apartment at Hawthorne East Apartments caused flooding and trapped residents inside. The leak may have been triggered when a couch hit a sprinkler, causing alarms to sound and water to flow from the ceiling.
Audio|Heard on: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
Listen to dispatch call
01:16
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 23 over the air on a service call seems like there's a water problem going through the caller ceiling at Hawthorne East Apartments near SE 16th Avenue unit 305 and say we've got multiple callers once saying that they're trapped in their apartment and water flowing into it respond on number withheld good
00:27
I cancel the 31 in line.
00:31
A-3-1-7.
00:34
Over to St.
00:38
Mary's. It's update as well.
00:43
Okay.
00:46
That's one T.S.
00:48
4.
00:53
PSR first standby.
00:55
Just a moment. So in 23, I just want to make sure that you copy this update.
00:58
We have a resident in apartment 304 that said they're trapped in their apartment.
01:03
I don't know what that means.
01:04
The water's blowing out of her apartment.
01:08
The alarm is sounding.
01:11
He was possibly moving the couch and hit a sprinkler.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
Note:
Auto-generated from live dispatch audio, which may contain errors. Dispatch calls are not confirmed incidents. Always verify with official sources.
