Sprinkler flooding triggers alarm at residential building, Newport News VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a four-story residential over commercial building near William Styron Square where the sprinkler system activated and caused flooding. No fire was visible, and crews are investigating the alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Newport News Fire
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00:00
Engine 8.
00:03
In fact.
00:05
Be advised, we've not received a call from occupant near William Styron Square saying the apartment was flooding.
00:13
She was unable to tell us where it was coming from.
00:15
Did you have me send another unit out there with you guys?
00:21
No, we'll go ahead and look at it as well.
00:30
The sprinkler system's going off and it's flooding there's no visual on any fire or anything.
00:45
I have a four-story residential over commercial.
00:51
Here's the building is in alarm mode.
00:54
We'll be investigating further.
00:57
24-engineated, four-story over commercial, investigating, building an alarm mode.
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Location mentioned:
William Styron Square N, Newport News, VA 23606
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