Sprinkler pipe break causes water flow at shopping plaza, Braintree MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a broken sprinkler pipe caused water to flow at South Shore Plaza near Nordstrom's loading dock. The fire alarm was activated, and emergency personnel responded to isolate the water flow and investigate. Alarms also sounded at Target nearby, but no fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Braintree Fire
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05:49
Transcript:
00:00
Sprinkler fire alarm broadcasting and alarm fire, central station alarm,
00:03
250 Granite Street.
00:16
Quad number four, lower level,
00:21
also received a call from Target that their alarm is going off also.
00:25
Engine one, engine four, latitude, car two, timeout, (number withheld).
00:30
Engine one to engine four.
00:40
Four, standby.
00:43
Paul, why do you take a ride around back when you get there and check the Nordstrom loading area?
00:48
The green team.
00:59
Section 1. Section 1.
01:05
Are you going to also investigate the sprinkler over by the Target?
01:11
That's affirmative.
01:12
We're going to go to Target if you want to check the command center for Quad 4.
01:19
Target 2 has it.
01:32
Engine 1 to fire alarm.
01:38
Tom's answering.
01:39
The one's unseen, South Shore Plaza.
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Nothing shown, we'll be investigating.
01:44
Engine 1 will allow plaza command.
01:49
Engine 1, you're off.
01:51
You have nothing shown, you'll be investigating your Plaza Command.
01:54
(number withheld).
01:58
Ratatry's level one.
02:00
Ladder two level one now.
02:04
Time 2 to 100.
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100.
02:11
Low level sprinkler level quad four.
02:29
Talk two to engine four.
02:33
Fuller, stand, right?
02:38
Road and dark inside by Nordstrom, for the sprinkler break.
02:46
We're pulling up on it now, Depp, they've got a water going off now.
02:50
We're investigating.
02:51
We're investigating.
02:55
That's a seat.
03:01
That's a seat.
03:03
The command engine four.
03:08
Manovi.
03:10
That's going to be the shutoff that we trained on this morning in the upper COO.
03:21
Agent Florida, plaza, from that.
03:23
We have water coming out of the loading dock here.
03:31
Receive. If you could go to an isolation valve shut down the jockey pump in the springboard.
03:36
That would be great.
03:39
We're on all the way up there now.
03:47
Clear on fire alarm.
03:51
Manager, command.
03:55
Agent Ford is reporting the broken sprinkler pipe, Nordstrom loading dock.
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We're attempting to shut it down now.
04:02
My line and C, command, your report a broken sprinkler pipe,
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Nordstrom loading dock,
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attempting to isolate the situation.
04:10
(number withheld).
04:17
Charge 2 to 100.
04:19
I'm on my way over to Nordstrom.
04:25
100 has a message.
04:26
Assure you with you, Katu.
04:31
That's correct.
04:32
They're at the command stop.
04:36
Should you also send someone to the target? Engine 3 is a...
04:42
100, there should be two security personnel on their way over there right now.
04:50
Receive.
04:53
As you file on dispatch on engine 3, (number withheld), union 3, auto accident.
04:58
That's Engine 3 to (number withheld) union, auto accident (number withheld).
05:07
Engine 4-2 plus, command.
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Engine force, Bob, command.
05:24
Lieutenant,
05:28
this valve has been shut, but there's no flow here.
05:31
It must be covered from another riser.
05:37
Racing, dual shut off on this spring cooler room for now.
05:45
The jockey pump's still off.
05:47
Do you want me to switch it off?
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Granite St, Braintree, MA 02184
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