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Water leak causes alarms at Walgreens in StamfordStamford CT

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E Main St, Stamford, CT 06902

According to the dispatch call, a water leak at Walgreens caused water to enter the electrical room and triggered trouble alarms in smoke detectors. Crews stopped the water and checked the detectors to address the issue.

Audio|Heard on: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital
Listen to dispatch call
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
Alright, how much water are we talking?
00:04
Probably an inch of water, but it looks like it still comes down a little bit.
00:13
The representative from Walgreens said that this is where it originated.
00:17
He is the one that called in and said that they were getting water in their electrical room.
00:26
All right, Rishty, we've just advised him we got the water stopped and we'll be over there a minute.
00:32
Ready.
00:38
Engine 4. Use TAC1.
00:41
Respond to 54 Myrtle Avenue.
00:44
Apartment 4.
00:45
Lamarquita for carbon monoxide alarm.
00:48
Cross streets are Interstate 95 North and Gregory Street.
00:51
Time 1936.
00:57
21 charlie to command.
01:02
Go to command.
01:03
I send you photos to your phone.
01:06
Second to that, we got water inside the smoke detector in this room,
01:11
in a trouble alarm going off.
01:13
All right, receive.
01:16
Okay,
01:20
Marshal.
01:21
All right, Marshal.
01:24
Just the only one.
01:31
For two, four A.
01:33
Four A.
01:39
I was able to get a hold of four different people.
01:41
They all no longer work for the company.
01:44
The one member you gave me,
01:46
I left a message with their emergency maintenance.
01:50
Just waiting to hear back.
01:52
I was unable to get a hold to anyone.
01:56
Okay, received.
02:02
Do anyone check 207 while we're waiting on determination for 307?
02:08
Yeah, that's formative I just spoke to those documents.
02:11
All right,
02:15
we see.
02:16
Medic 3. Engine 2.
02:18
Use TAC 2. Respond to 89 Van Buskirk Avenue.
02:22
Apartment 2.
02:23
For Delta response, cross streets are Unkiss Road in East Avenue.
02:27
Time 1939.
02:33
Close to you, Sanford?
02:35
Do that too.
02:37
Or clear me.
02:41
Happy, thanks.
02:47
Foren to command?
02:50
Yeah, foreign.
02:53
They just water through a detector.
02:55
The panel's in trouble.
02:56
I signals are trouble.
02:58
The manager's here seeing if he can get a hold of his manager and try to find somebody from his building.
03:10
Okay, receive.
03:11
Um,
03:12
that detector down there is water locked.
03:15
Correct.
03:18
All right, receive.
03:19
Why don't we try to take that detector down, otherwise we'll probably be back for that later.
03:24
Okay, receive.

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E Main St, Stamford, CT 06902
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Incident Timeline

  1. Trouble Alarms and Follow-up Actions
  2. Water Source Isolated and Damage Assessed
  3. Building Representatives Contacted
  4. Investigation and Access Challenges
  5. Source Identified as Apartment Above Walgreens
  6. Water Flow Discovered
  7. First Responders Arrive On Scene
  8. Initial Dispatch to Commercial Fire Alarm

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