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Broken sprinkler head triggers water flow at car wash, St Charles IL

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N Randall Rd, St. Charles, IL 60174

As discussed during the dispatch call, a broken sprinkler head caused water to flow in the East Bay area of a car wash near Randall Rd in St. Charles. Fire crew arrived, shut down the system, and confirmed there was no water damage as water drained properly.

Audio|Heard on: Dekalb & Southern Kane County Public Safety.
Listen to dispatch call
02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Brent has seen nothing showing me up, checking, show the town of 100 command.
00:08
No, I'm seeing nothing trying to be telling 100, take and commit.
00:23
I can all seven.
00:27
I think that's the first half of it.
00:28
You say it was a broken sprinkler head?
00:32
Yeah, East Bay, broken sprinkler place.
00:36
We're shutting the system, though.
00:39
Check.
00:45
Check out of town on.
00:51
Italian 100.
00:53
We have a broken speaker for Dior Engine 101.3, shut down the spanker.
00:56
So it's an immediate turn, short one of line.
01:01
This is received.
01:02
Truck 101, I'll show you clear.
01:03
And for further, Battalion 100, it looks like the alarm company called back again.
01:07
They received another activation in the same area.
01:14
Nice to see.
01:20
Please are.
01:26
Just broken sprinkler head in the East Bay.
01:29
Looks like it's being rented out as Mercedes-Benz.
01:33
I don't know if you want to get a hold of somebody.
01:37
I'm trying to forget out now.
01:38
I don't have anything here.
01:39
I'm trying to share what Mercedes is.
01:42
I go to call.
01:48
Before you did anything in there? Okay,
02:00
systems drained,
02:02
alarms and supervisor for tamper.
02:05
Okay, thank you.
02:12
Yeah, we'll bring.
02:18
Okay.
02:21
Let's make sure we're clear to go.
02:24
There's no water damage.
02:25
It's all going down to the drains.
02:27
It's all within that carwash bay.
02:33
There to be an actual head that broke.
02:37
Just, you know.

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Location mentioned:
N Randall Rd, St. Charles, IL 60174

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