Water leak from broken pipe causes elevator power shutdown, Cambridge MA


A broken pipe on the fire pump caused a large water leak in the basement near Vassar St. Water entered electrical areas but did not cause fire or hazardous conditions. Maintenance is fixing the pipe and removing the water. Power to three elevators was shut off as a safety measure.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire
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Transcript:
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I've got it, ma'am.
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Rigid. Plan to file them.
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Answer, come in.
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That's confirmed activation.
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That might see to handle.
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Again, this is the deputy.
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We have another MRI alarm coming up.
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That's affirmative, sir.
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Confirm, accidental there.
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Can you head over to near Vassar St? near Vassar St?
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Near Vassar St, we're on the west.
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Thank you.
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Division to the file mark 15.
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Who's funny?
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What do you want to call this, sir?
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Cambridge Strengthenant, Farland.
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The answer to come in.
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I just for the file.
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I said that's 403.
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On location, wall.
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Just a quick update for you.
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We had a broken pipe on the fire pump.
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There's a significant amount of water in the basement, throughout the basement,
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also into electric fault.
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Luckily there's a curve for the air and water is not high enough for that.
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Maintenance is working on getting rid of the water.
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as we speak in fixing that pipe on the fire pump.
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And we had to secure the power to three elevators.
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We're going to be on scene for significant amount of the elevator.
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Further.
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File on that is that.
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You put a broken pipe on the fire pump.
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Significant water leak there.
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Secure the power to three elevators.
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Hold me assignment.
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