Broken sprinkler pipe causes water flow at multi-use building, Elgin IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an alarm at a two-story brick multi-use building near Locust Street. The source was a broken sprinkler pipe causing water flooding in the garage area. There was no active fire reported.
Audio|Heard on: Kane IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Fire Engine 6.
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And the 6, God.
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Run the same two-story brick building.
00:08
It's a multi-use The Department of Division is B&C.
00:13
We've got audible alarms and about five people evacuated.
00:17
We'll be out of the screen.
00:20
That's the same, two-story brick building multi-use homes.
00:23
We're joined from B&C.
00:24
I'm just kidding.
00:34
Quint 2, and ambulance 5.
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Heart problems.
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near Locust Street.
00:42
Unit (number withheld). Between South Croft Avenue and South State Street.
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Time of 0129.
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Quint 2 and ambulance 5.
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Park problems.
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near Locust Street.
00:59
Unit (number withheld).
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Union 6, all we got so far is a first floor waterfall.
01:08
Okay, I copy.
01:11
Quit one from Engine 6.
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Go ahead.
01:17
Okay, we've got nothing showing from the exterior on a 360.
01:21
Can you make sure to stay inside and down towards the apartments, see if you can identify the source?
01:26
I just do for traffic area residents talking with us.
01:36
Make your way inside.
01:39
Just if we can identify the source.
01:43
We're going to work on the Spring Street side.
01:48
Working our way inside.
01:51
That's our city.
01:58
Two-hided with their traffic.
02:02
We've got an order here in the gallery by the main entrance.
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We're going to send us to getting the apartments here on the first floor.
02:11
Okay, continue...
02:12
For investigation, we do have a, looks like a broken spruiter pipe by the garage area.
02:20
I think this is the source of our water flow, but I just want to confirm that there is no fire problem.
02:27
Go on message, Steve.
02:31
Oh, fire someone.
02:33
That's that traffic erosion.
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That was. This is one.
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Three or ten notes.
02:39
Was the out-of-state caller to identify any apartment?
02:46
He was not, but I had the friend that he spoke to.
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I can give her a call.
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I can get her apartment.
02:53
That would be helpful, thank you.
02:58
One, no answer from her, but when I spoke to her, she didn't see anything in her apartment, she was just referencing the fire alarm flowing off.
03:07
Go on, Mr. C., thank you.
03:11
Quit one for mention six.
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Go ahead.
03:17
Okay, so if we're confirming that there's no fire, we need to...
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to work on getting the sprinkler system shut down.
03:26
We've got a broken pipe here,
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a flood in the garage area.
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If you're able to relocate to the sprinkler system, start to get that shut down, and then we'll work our way down to the basement to get the alarm Tyler.
03:43
Mr. Steve, we do have an odor.
03:45
I want to make it up to the second floor and just confirm.
03:50
Okay, sounds good.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Locust St, Elgin, IL 60123
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