Water leak from laundry machine causes damage in boiler room, St Paul MN
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a water leak from a broken laundry machine on the second floor near the boiler room at a building on White Bear Ave in St Paul. The leak triggered an alarm, but no fire was found. Water damage occurred in the boiler room, laundry room, and hallway but was limited due to water being drained and the main water supply being shut off.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
04:34
Transcript:
00:00
Currently we have a potential amount of water coming from what appears to be the second floor directly about the boiler room.
00:07
Water damage is mitigated.
00:08
There is a drain in the boiler room.
00:10
The water is naturally draining.
00:12
We're still investigating a room above the boiler room.
00:15
Command copies.
00:16
Squad 1, Command, can you go ahead and assist?
00:18
Squad 1 copies.
00:19
Command, engine 24.
00:21
Go ahead.
00:22
Passed off the keys to ladder 24.
00:24
They're going to make entry to the room above the boiler room.
00:27
Currently a alarm still going off so we can confirm there's no fire.
00:30
Command copies.
00:32
Spatch, Old Hudson Command.
00:33
Old Hudson Command.
00:34
Nothing visible on a 360 at this time.
00:37
At 2.45.
00:38
Mission 24, ladder 24, broken holes on the laundry machine, can you silence the alarm.
00:44
Copy, alarm is being silenced.
00:47
Squad 1 command, can you make your way to the, see if you can find the main water shutoff in case, Ladder 24 can't find a local shutoff.
00:56
Squad one copies.
00:57
Pressure? Pressure? The man, Letter 24, there is a shutoff right behind it, but it doesn't appear to be shutting off.
01:03
Copy. I got Squad 1 trying to find the main water shut off.
01:08
Let me know if you have any luck.
01:09
Water 24, engine 24.
01:12
Is it cold water or hot water?
01:14
We can't determine it feels like cold water, but it's been running for quite a long time.
01:21
Kathy, we're going to attempt to turn off the water here in the boiler room.
01:26
Copy. Phaed 17 dispatch.
01:28
Yes, we go ahead. You're on scene. Pugent 24, ladder 24 water is off.
01:31
Copy. Main water supply leading to the hot water.
01:35
It's just been turned off in a boiler room.
01:36
24 command.
01:37
Go ahead. Can you let me know where the water damage is? Is it in any of the apartments or is it just in the boiler room and below?
01:48
There's a little bit of water that seeped to the hallway.
01:53
There's not enough of us.
01:54
There is a drain in the boiler room.
01:56
Water's actively coming from the ceiling, going directly to the drain.
01:59
Going directly to the drain.
02:00
Copy, Ladder 24.
02:02
What's the water damage in your area?
02:04
We've got about an inch in the laundry room, but there's not a drain in the laundry room.
02:09
More likely I have to move a little bit of water here to prevent it damaging further.
02:13
Command copies.
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Location mentioned:
Near White Bear Ave A, St Paul, MN 55106
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