Electrical hazard and flooding at Metuchen basement, Metuchen NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to an electrical hazard and flooding caused by a burst pipe at a building near Prospect Street in Metuchen, New Jersey. About two feet of water flooded the basement stairway. Teams are shutting off the water at the street and pumping out the basement to reduce flooding.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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03:37
Transcript:
00:00
The electrical hazard near Prospect Street.
00:03
Receive.
00:05
Deputy 47 from Central.
00:07
Go with your message.
00:09
You guys got tones but no audio?
00:11
That's correct.
00:13
Okay, Receive, I just listened to the playback.
00:15
The audio came over on our end.
00:17
Do you want it to be redispatched to make sure it's not an issue, or do you want just the nature?
00:22
Yeah, put it over again.
00:25
Make sure you hit the pull-up because it's kind of go over the U.H.S.
00:29
Also and the digital.
00:32
Grishee's. We'll drop it again.
00:33
Say bye.
00:47
I want to respond.
00:51
747 is responding in personal vehicle.
00:54
Richard.
00:56
Safe to one will be arriving, you know, nescating.
00:59
Stake 200, the same place we were in last night.
01:03
Receive.
01:05
Steve, 200.
01:07
Go for 200.
01:08
I look like that valve may have burst because we have about 2 feet of water in the stairway going down to that shared basement.
01:16
I can hear water rushing.
01:18
Receive.
01:20
Water companies on scene are shutting the water off at the curb.
01:23
Ranger 1, driver, winding crew.
01:26
Captain 1, responding to the firehouse.
01:49
7047s are off.
01:54
202 station 47, engine one.
01:57
Go over and join.
01:59
You need a pump and one or two lengths of hose.
02:06
Get the rescue on the road second, if you got two drivers.
02:12
Very soon.
02:16
Command from Lieutenant 1.
02:19
Go ahead, Lieutenant 1.
02:22
Hey, you want us to bring Unit 6 instead of rescue with a pump?
02:27
Steve's unit will work as long as they have a pump and a couple of those.
02:31
All right, that's work.
02:37
Two hundred sol units with an update.
02:41
The pipe that was broken last night now has broken off further down the wall, even with the wall.
02:48
There is no shut off.
02:50
They're shutting the water off at the street.
02:52
There's currently two foot of water.
02:53
We'll pump that out down to be a decent level and then be able to clear.
02:59
Unknown on any like hazards.
03:04
That's right.
03:05
You're just fine.
03:07
All right.
03:09
Engine 1, when you arrive, you're going to come into the first driveway off of the first driveway for the complex.
03:21
Just get yourself pointed out so that you can respond to any other calls.
03:27
Okay.
03:28
Current situation is they turned off the water to the next building over.
03:33
Water is still flowing.
03:34
They're trying to find the correct shutoff out of the street.
Disclaimer:
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:
Prospect St, Metuchen, NJ 08840
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