Water line break causes building flooding near third avenue east, Alexandria MN
Other Non-Crime EventA frozen sprinkler head caused a water line break and flooding near 3rd Avenue East and Broadway Street. Students were evacuated from the building. Fire and maintenance crews worked to shut off the water and repair the system.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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301, Douglas.
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Can you send out a cancel page for Alex Fire as a busted line from freezing?
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This is a cancel page, cancel page for Alex Fire per 301.
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Douglas clear at 1055.
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The list of 301.
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Go ahead, Devers.
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I just got another 911 call from a caller on the north end of that building since they have all their students evacuated and that the rooms are filling up with water.
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Yeah,
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there's a frozen sprinkler head.
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We'll try and get the water turned off here.
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Time for someone could go talk to them.
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On their way.
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Right at 3rd Avenue East and Broadway Street? One or six.
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Ben-Far if you want to go to DG4.
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Okay.
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Changing colors going east.
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2.14 and Parker is on four.
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1.15 to 301 on DG fire.
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The building on the west side.
01:43
You repeat that.
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Yeah, there's a bunch of water coming out from the building on the west side where I walked out.
01:54
Good, that's the main drain.
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We're draining the system so it won't go into the building.
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Send for.
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Yeah, 10-4[1].
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The system's just draining now, so sprinklers, they're going off sporadically.
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So yeah, you can let the people back in.
02:20
Yeah, why don't you make sure those students on the north side of the building can come in into a dry room there.
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I will talk to Chris here and have Scott Allen, the property owner,
02:32
contact Nova or somebody to repair the system.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Location mentioned:
Broadway St & 3rd Ave E, Alexandria, MN 56308
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