Water leak triggers fire alarm at Palatine facility, Palatine IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a water leak from a sprinkler system drain triggered a fire alarm at a facility near Algonquin Road in Palatine. Fire crews stopped the leak and coordinated with maintenance to inspect the affected area.
Audio|Heard on: Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD1 and Firegrounds
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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
And J-4 from the site.
00:01
I'm on scene, I'll do traffic and take command here.
00:10
Looks like there was a drain that went off.
00:14
We're able to stop the water here.
00:16
Not sure if it developed from freezing,
00:20
but the water leaked after this time.
00:23
You had water leaking, not sure where it's coming from yet.
00:32
Negative, we stopped the water leak.
00:35
Not quite sure what the pot was.
00:37
There is a quarter turn on it.
00:39
It might have been a drain for one of the sprinkler systems, which explains why the fire alarm went off.
00:47
I can't be sure.
00:48
Probably a dry system that tripped somewhere.
00:50
You have a Harper facilities with you?
00:54
Affirmative. You can return the tower.
00:56
You can't turn the tower.
00:57
You can clear.
01:01
Five.
01:04
Right here, that's right.
01:06
Sounds clear.
01:10
Appreciate.
01:15
Take me out from Engine 84.
01:19
Go ahead, 84.
01:25
We have a pressure switch,
01:28
activation, and a water flow.
01:31
Looks like that was for a primary dry system in the basement.
01:36
We stopped the water here.
01:38
Still working with maintenance.
01:41
All right, copy that.
01:43
Please check the area where the activation was to make sure there is no problem down there.
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Location mentioned:
Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
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