Water leak investigated at possibly vacant house in Waltham, Waltham MA
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Other Non-Crime EventA water leak was reported outside a house near the meter at 26 Brookfield Road in Waltham. Firefighters arrived and found a leak in the irrigation system on the exterior of the property. The leak has been shut down. The house may be vacant and recently sold. Responders are trying to find contact information and gain access to the basement to check for further issues.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Fire
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03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Attention 8,
00:01
respond 26 Brookfield Road for the water problem.
00:06
Water coming out of the side of the house by the meter.
00:09
The engine 8,
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26 Brookfield Road for the water problem.
00:14
Waverley Oaks Road to Upton Road, Engine 8.
00:18
There he does.
00:21
(number withheld).
00:28
(number withheld).
00:30
Fed,
00:31
that's through to Waltham. I'm available.
00:34
You're available (number withheld).
00:47
Tension engine three ladder two.
00:50
It's engine three ladder two.
00:52
One eighty-eight and a half River Street.
00:55
It's going to be an electrical issue.
00:58
RPs reporting a neblaze.
01:01
He cannot figure out what's going on with it.
01:05
Tension 3, latitude,
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188 River Street, it's 188 and a half River Street on the electrical problem.
01:12
Some sort of humming noise coming from a machine there.
01:16
School lab to Bright Street.
01:17
Engine 3.
01:20
Engine 3 has it.
01:22
No, latitude.
01:25
Latitude. Latitude,
01:28
responding (number withheld).
01:37
Engine 3 to Walthamire.
01:41
Engine 3 is off with your River Street Command.
01:49
You're off with River Street Command, 1,700 hours.
01:53
Engineade the wall down.
01:57
Engineate.
01:59
On Brookfield, Brookfield Command.
02:02
Brookfield Command, 1,700-0.
02:12
Lattice. Latt of.
02:13
Latt of 2-1, Seen, 1701.
02:26
Go ahead and bring the truck up behind the ladder.
02:37
Brookfield Command, Waltham.
02:40
Brookfield, command.
02:43
There's a leak in the irrigation system on the exterior.
02:46
We have it shut down.
02:47
It could be a vacant house that's for sale.
02:50
Can you look up and see if you have any contact info? We're going to try to gain access to check the basement.
02:58
We'll see if we have any contact info.
02:59
We'll see if we have any contact info.
03:08
If I had a Brookfield command.
03:12
Go ahead.
03:15
You got a real estate sign there?
03:17
Try to give them the real estate company a call.
03:20
It's a negative.
03:22
I was told by your neighbor.
03:23
It was just sold. The sign's gone.
03:25
We'll see if we can gain access somehow.
03:28
All right, I have, then.
03:29
17 all fine.
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Location mentioned:
Brookfield Rd, North Waltham, MA 02452
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