Sprinkler system leak causes flooding at apartment building, Toledo OH
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a burst pipe in the sprinkler system at Alpha Tower Apartments near East Woodruff caused water to flood the ceiling area. The fire department shut down the sprinkler system to stop the leak.
Audio|Heard on: Lucas County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Battalion 6th, 2nd District and Quarters.
00:15
Hold on. Rescue 7-0-person, near East Woodruff, Alpha Tower Apartments, Unit (number withheld), Channel 3.
00:20
Rescue 7-0-person, near East Woodruff, Alpha Towers Apartments, Unit (number withheld), Channel 3, (number withheld).
00:28
Engine 56, officer.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:37
Looks like they got a burst pipe in the sprinkler room.
00:39
They've got water coming through their ceiling.
00:42
He's getting everything wet.
00:48
I turn off the control valve.
00:51
As of right now, I mean, you still got some water flowing in here quite a bit, so I got to shut down their entire system.
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Location mentioned:
E Woodruff Ave, Toledo, OH 43604
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