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Sprinkler malfunction causes alarm near Colfax Ave

Heard on: Aurora Fire
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Well, two engine, two battalion, two dispatchers responding on a water flow alarm showing 4th stairway.
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Helena St & E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80011
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible sprinkler system malfunction at a multifamily building near East Colfax Avenue and Helena Street in Aurora. The alarm was triggered by a damaged sprinkler head in a fourth-floor east stairwell bathroom, which caused water to flow through the fire pump. Responders determined that there was no active fire at the scene.

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