Sprinkler activated on roof at commercial building, Lima OH


Fire crews responded to a commercial building near S Dixie Hwy after a sprinkler head activated on the roof about 25 feet up. They gained access to the building and worked to find and shut off the water supply. There were no employees inside at the time and no evidence of fire or arson.
Audio|Source: Allen County Public Safety
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Not seeing any kind of water flow from the exterior here, we're still trying to gain access into the building.
00:05
Yeah. Engine two.
00:06
12. I'm speaking with the property manager right now.
00:09
He said that that key that you got inside the office should work for any exterior door on that building.
00:14
Building 32 exterior.
00:15
There's only one key in the 9 o'clock, 12.
00:17
out for the front office.
00:19
We did gain access to the building now.
00:22
Copy that. You did get access inside.
00:24
So permanent.
00:25
Yeah, I got my commanding car outside of it.
00:27
We made access to the front office, okay? We just couldn't get inside the gate, and then he, Jesse had tough.
00:34
All right, so we're all portable two.
00:36
Portable 2. Portable 2, go ahead.
00:37
We got a sprinkler head activated about 25 feet up in the roof.
00:44
Did they have employees working inside the building? He thought second shift might be working.
00:50
That's a negative.
00:51
The shut off.
00:52
on the outside of the building on the east side.
00:56
If we could have somebody else come out and check another crew.
01:00
Agent 1, bring your crew in,
01:03
assist with trying to get a water shut off.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Dixie Hwy, Lima, OH 45804
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