Burst pipe floods home, triggers fire alarm, Beaufort County SC


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a residence near Tuxedo Dr. A pipe burst inside the house causing flooding. The water short-circuited the smoke detector, triggering the fire alarm. No fire was found on arrival.
Audio|Source: Bluffton Township and Hilton Head Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 221, Engine 2.20, engine 2.20, engine 224, Battalion 20, responsible fire alarm for Toxedo Drive, Toxedo Park, Cross here, Sam's Point Road and Waterford Court, repeating.
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Injun 221, engine 220, engine 224 battalion 20 respond to a fire alarm for Pugstito Drive, cross-Jet of Sims Point Road in Waterford Court, timeout 1444.
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I just a 221 for a route.
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For engine 221, en route fire alarm for Tuxedo Drive, it'll be in reference to living room smoke detector.
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Dispice, Battalion 20.
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Battalion 20.
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Battalion 20, engine 220, en route fire alarm.
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Temper, Battalion 20, engine, 220, en route, fire alarm for Tuxedo Drive.
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Vespite engine 224 is in route, Ford Tuxedo Drive.
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Tempor engine 224 en route,
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fire alarm for Tuxedo Drive.
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Just Fudge, engine 220 in route.
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Temper engine is 20 in route.
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Fire alarm for Ticketo Drive.
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In this is a match the fire alarm for Toxedo Drive. We may contact with the owner, advise there is a pipe that bursts inside of the house and it's flooding the house, possibly short-circuited the fire line.
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Go to welcome.
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It's that J-JITU-24.
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Engine 224.
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2.4 is clear available.
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Semper engine 24.
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The statute in 221.
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Indents 21.
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All thing two-story residents, nothing strong from that.
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I have command on the shelf one.
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Temper engine 21.
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Two-story residents, not going to join command. That's one.
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All units are out of the fire alarm, we spoke to the homeowner,
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put a pipe busted upstairs,
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and started flooding the house out, short-circuited the smoke detector on the first division,
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so we're going to go inside and check it out.
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Location mentioned:
Tuxedo Dr, South Carolina 29907
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