Water leak causes ceiling collapse at Liberty St building, Waterbury CT
Other Non-Crime EventFire and emergency teams responded to a building near East Liberty Street in Waterbury where the ceiling collapsed due to a water leak from an upstairs toilet. No fire was involved. A health inspector was requested because of contamination risks from the toilet water.
Audio|Source: Waterbury Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 11. Respond for building collapse.
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Near East Liberty Street.
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Unit near East Liberty Street.
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Cross streets of River Street and Baldwin Street.
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Rescue. Chuck 1.
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Deputy Chief.
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Engine 11. Respond for building collapse.
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Near East Liberty Street.
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Unit first.
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Near East Liberty Street.
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Cross streets of River Street and Baldwin Street.
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7-1-1-1-1-1-We're available.
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C-7 available.
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High course to Bravo 6.
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Signal 2048 Arbor Street crosses Piedmont and Stiles.
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Callers reporting that there are children that were left home alone to be a 6 and 8 and 11 year old.
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The mom's currently working at Walmart.
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I'll get another unit, 16.8.
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Of course, I need to back up Bravo 6, 48 Arbor Street.
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Head Court sent you on paper to back up Bravo 640 Arbor Street.
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You just have the water very.
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Go ahead, five.
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This was an accidental sprinkler head activation.
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Workers hit it with a forklift.
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You can cancel the balance.
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And then he files can remain unseen.
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We're in the process of shutting down the water.
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Receive engine two truck three stand down and engine two truck three why have you if I could reroute into 77 Birchwood field drive for the automatic fire alarm coming in.
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Two is a rope.
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Truck one on two.
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4. Engine 8.
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Truck 2. Respond for our automatic fire alarm.
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7.7. Birchfield Drive.
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77, Birchfield Drive.
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Cross streets of Laflum Drive and McQueenie Drive.
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Engine 4. Engine 8.
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Truck 2. Respond for a automatic fire alarm.
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7.7. Birchfield Drive.
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77. Birchfield Drive.
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Cross streets of Laflum Drive and McQueenie Drive.
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Rescue something.
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Chief Rescue on, Steve.
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Mr.
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Moldvey calling Engine 8, Engine 8, you can stand down as well as truck 2, truck 2 standout.
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This is 2, Florida, and engine 4.
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Both speak code 3 on the first field response, with their closest company.
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Receive vendor for you, Cobbant.
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Just 4 is available in quarters.
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Engineate, well we can't...
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...released,
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okay. ...for is responding code 1.
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Appreciate, thank you.
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Liberty Commander Waterbury.
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Can you check and see if there's a building inspector available? Okay.
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Bruce, we're getting contact.
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Police Liberty Command water would be advised.
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We're investigating a water leak from an upstairs unit that facilitated this collapse ceiling tiles.
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We're trying to determine a source point.
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I'm going to...
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...on the stairs.
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...onstein, one story, what's the same.
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Alarm standing.
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We're investigating. Chief 21st, alarm sound yawned at the beginning.
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Structory's on scene. Chief Dr.Gon, on team.
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Age Liberty, Commander Waterbury, you can hold off on the building inspector.
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This is soil water from the toilet.
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If there's a health inspector available, that might be more appropriate, okay?
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Location mentioned:
Near E Liberty St, Waterbury, CT 06706
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