Broken sprinkler floods multiple apartments


Fire crews respond to an apartment building for water leaking through multiple ceilings. They find a broken sprinkler head in a bathroom causing water damage to several units. Crews move residents, attempt access with a master key, and request squeegees and management contact to shut off and repair the sprinkler.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
08:18
Transcript:
Squad two is question two portals. Go ahead. She had a room number from that gal downstairs. She didn't have a room number for me. She just said somebody in three had some water coming through, I'll check again. Squad two. Sounds like check the area of 302, 402. Copy. Sounds like resident down in 302 is having some water come through the floor, or excuse me, the ceiling. Engine 20 Squad 2, if you guys are clear, you want to come assist if you're able. 10s and 20 copies. We're at the front door, 35 now. Squad 2, squad 2 portable. Go ahead. (name withheld) is clear. Doesn't look like any of us. I think it might be someone's apartment, passed up or something. Copy, I'm sending NGy 20 up with some cheese. Medics 610, 230 Woodbridge Circle North, six person, cross streets, Minnesota Avenue West, and no cross street. Fox 462A on fireoffs 4. Time 445, Medic 610, 23.06 Woodbridge Circle North, sick person, cross streets, Minnesota Avenue West, and no cross street. Fox 462A on fireoffs 4. Command, I've got the alarm silence. I got engine towing the squad two looking in the 402, 302 area. Copy, tracking. Quad 2, Squat 24. Go ahead. I can hear water trickling in 402. I got no answer at the door. I'm setting engine 20 up to a standby. Engine 20 squad 2. Go for engine 20. and see if that keywords of knowledge is force that door please. Copy. We're on the fourth floor meeting up with squad two portables. Copy. Squad two, squad two portable from the third floor. Go ahead. I'm in 302. I got water leaking from an overrate sealing light from 402. Okay. Squad 2, engine fire. Squad 2. Squad 2, Squad 2, portable, excuse me, squad 2, portable, squad 2. I'm coming out with the individual to unit 402. This match, fellow. In June 20, this is command. Squad 2 has the resident. Squad 2 captain has the residents moving up to the 4th floor, 402 with the resident that lives there. Engine 20 copies. The master key works. We made entry into 402. They have water coming through the ceiling, so we're going to go up to 502 with squad 2. Copy that. Colorado Street West and Eula Street West, Box 795[1] on fire ups for Dispatch, this is University Command. We are operating in 1835. Floors 3, 4 and 5 right now. Copy in the 1835 Building 449. Is this something that we're going to need squeegees for? Is this a single management issue? At least in use, three and four. This is a squadron too portable. I don't believe we'll need squeegees. We're on five now. He's got water coming through his ceiling too. Copy that. We'll check six. Get management water issue. Yeah, I'm working on it. Copy. Command on engine 20. Go my friend. Go ahead. We made access to 50. It appears there might be a broken sprinkler head in the bathroom. Occupant says it's been going on for approximately 20 minutes. Copy that. We're going to need the jacuzzi and a whole bunch of squeegees for a few minutes. like the water staying contained to the apartment it's not going on to the hallway with yeah we'll need the jacuzzi and some screeches for sure copy that can we uh pull the toilets off and have it go down there 19 you're up Pull forward ladder 19. This past minute 22. Predict 22. The caller to come out and talk to us, uh, saying there's three people in the... Squad 2, squad 2 portable. Go ahead. There's no set-offs in either. We're going to go to the pump room. Copy. Dispatch. I'm flying blind here. I don't have any phone numbers whatsoever. Can you look up to contact management? Say they have a busted sprinkler in apartment 502 for shutting down the water supply system to it. And they need to get repairs.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Box 795: Fire Alarm
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Location mentioned:
Near University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
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