Sprinkler room flooding causes electrical hazard at apartment, Blacksburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and rescue responded to an apartment near MacArthur Street for a possible electrical hazard caused by flooding in the sprinkler room. Residents were safe and maintenance was notified to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
To make you guys aware, we're dispatching fire to near MacArthur Street, left.
00:06
A possible electrical hazard of flooding in that apartment, centers calling maintenance.
00:14
Acknowledgment. Is everyone else a resident?
00:20
I believe so.
00:21
At the end of call, they advising that they were getting ready to leave.
00:25
Okay, acknowledgment.
00:27
You can send a unit just to check to you if they need any assistance.
00:33
Acknowledgment break and RV 7-7-8.
00:37
Acknowledgment on direct.
00:44
C fire.
00:46
NERV at just 10.
00:50
Go ahead.
00:52
We're in route.
00:56
104 showing your route 2054.
01:05
VEMS NRV Rescue 54.
01:11
Go ahead.
01:14
Rescue 54 arriving LJM.
01:19
104 2056.
01:27
PPD 7178 NRV do you know the college still in thing.
01:38
PD.
01:39
There's advising, may we get ready to go somewhere? I'd call back if you'd like.
01:45
Acknowledgment if you could.
01:47
Because if this is within the residents, they're going to need to get in there.
01:53
And four.
01:55
VT PD.
01:58
195 NRV, go ahead and clear both in the next four on.
02:04
10 more.
02:06
D.P.D.
02:08
7.8. Gave the R.P.A.
02:10
call back to advice he's not on scene, but his roommate is they're going to be able to open up the apartment so fire can access it.
02:16
Everything is a sprinkler room that's flooding, which is...
02:20
On the exterior of the building?
02:26
Acknowledgment. D.
02:32
Fire.
02:34
107 NIV.
02:38
Go ahead.
02:41
All unseen, two-story, multi-family, dwelling,
02:46
dumping, Duncan Sean, we'll be on this game.
02:52
Acknowledgment acknowledgment.
02:58
B-fire.
03:00
NRV has the kinds of arriving.
03:05
104, 2101.
03:08
Okay, when you get here, bring me a hot wagon to the delta side.
03:17
104.
03:22
VPD.
03:24
778NRV 1023.
03:27
And four.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
MacArthur St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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