Sprinkler triggered water flow alarm at supermarket, Waltham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a water flow alarm at the Market Basket on Marketplace Drive in Waltham after an employee accidentally hit a sprinkler head in the loading dock. The building was evacuated and the sprinkler system was isolated by the manager with assistance from firefighters. Units confirmed the alarm and later cleared most companies after the situation was under control.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Fire
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05:31
Transcript:
00:00
Companies responding, transmitting box 7712.
00:02
We'll all stand by on target 36.
00:13
Alarm beeping.
00:16
Alarm beeping.
00:36
Waltham Fire, T2.
00:44
Waltham Fire calling C2.
00:50
C2 answering.
00:52
Just received a call from an employee at the Market Basket in the loading dock area.
00:57
One of the workers hit the sprinkler head.
00:59
They are evacuating the building now.
01:02
We have that message.
01:05
838.
01:10
C2 to Engine 4, you guys head back to the loading dock please.
01:17
Engine 4 has it.
01:26
Waltham Fire broadcasting an alarm of fire box 7712 has been received and transmitted for Market Basket.
01:33
Waltham Fire 839.
01:43
C2 to Waltham.
01:45
C2.
01:50
C2's off at Market Basket with Engine 4.
01:52
C2 will have Market Basket command.
01:55
C2 and Engine 4 on scene, Market Basket command, 840.
02:04
400 to C2.
02:08
Go ahead.
02:11
We got a broken sprinkler head in the loading dock.
02:15
Manager's back here, attempting to isolate it and shut it down.
02:20
All right, I have that.
02:22
I'm going to silence this, okay?
02:26
Received.
02:32
Engine two to Waltham Fire.
02:35
Engine two.
02:38
Engine two and ladder three are off.
02:42
Engine two and ladder three on scene.
02:53
C200 to command.
02:57
Command answering.
03:01
I zoned off that.
03:03
Sprinkler head discharged in the loading area.
03:08
All right, we have that.
03:10
We're trying to shut down the alarm system now.
05:21
C200 to Waltham.
05:27
We're going to hold Engine 4.
05:30
You can clear the rest of the companies.
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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:
Market Pl Dr, Waltham, MA 02451
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