Water main issue prompts road closure near market street, Long Beach CA
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According to the dispatch call, a water main issue near Market Street from Rose to Walnut caused the possibility of a sinkhole, prompting road closures. The water department and public works are responding with no estimated time of arrival yet. Barricades are being arranged to secure the area.
Audio|Heard on: Long Beach Police Dispatch
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02:30
Transcript:
00:00
The water is still not shut off.
00:01
It's a main valve.
00:02
They call for water department, no ETA yet.
00:05
This is a possibility for a sinkhole, according to them.
00:08
So can we get a couple more units? We're going to have to close all of Market Street.
00:13
For a couple more units, just this near Market Street?
00:23
Sam 1, I copy that and it's gonna be a while you got public works going out there.
00:29
Yeah, there's no ETA, though.
00:36
CM1, Mike, very...
00:37
From Rose to Walnut,
00:39
so just maybe one or two would probably do it.
00:45
If you do any were partially covered, you need a shutoff from Rose to Walnut.
00:56
5-1, affirmative from both for Walnut, so maybe just one or two more units.
01:06
Copy 24 is on the way, so that would be 3 total.
01:09
Do you still need one additional for 4 total?
01:16
5-1, we'll try and figure it out with us 3, and then just let Tom Charles know.
01:21
Tom Charles, why do you copy this?
01:24
This morning.
01:27
Defer, and was there another unit trying to call?
01:31
21, you can show me in route, 24 to you get in.
01:36
21 in row, out of you to go.
01:41
Sam 1, I just check if you had like barricades going out there.
01:49
At this time, we do not.
01:54
We'll call them and see if they can help out.
02:01
23, the water department just arrived.
02:03
10-4.
02:10
In 23, can you confirm that the water department or fire department already didn't get barricades? We don't want to do double work.
02:21
I'll sorry if I was in just a minute, but I don't think they called for a barricade yet.
02:26
I believe fire department is in charge of that, but if you need us to help out, just air it.
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Walnut Ave, Long Beach, CA
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