Water Leak Causes Ceiling Collapse at Apartment, Charlotte NC


Fire units responded to a water leak that caused part of the ceiling to collapse at an apartment near Druid Hls Wy. Water and debris fell, hitting a resident in the head.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
02:56
Transcript:
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Letter four, water problem, near Druid Hls Wy, on sea, Charlie. Letter four, water problem, near Druid Hls Wy, on sea, Charlie.
00:16
Can you have fire, control, time at 1848, holding station 23.
00:25
Can you fire, come with us to this call please?
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10-4 Engine 18, Treesone,
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3315 John Shire Avenue, on D, DELTA. Engine 18, Treesone, 3315 John Shire Avenue, on D, Delta.
00:57
Dr. Bailey Road,
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Box 4.
01:05
We've been up and down 7th on Beacon and Coswell. Unable to locate or find anybody that matches that description.
01:15
104Jane, I did... Any further, it's going to be available.
01:18
104Jane, I did call the original caller back.
01:21
She saw most of this through her rearview mirror, so there's no further information.
01:38
100% percent from home four.
01:42
Any chip?
01:45
Any ETA on that metro?
01:51
Vision 18 to alarm.
01:54
Go ahead, Judge 18.
01:56
I see the note says nobody's injured and no one's inside the apartment.
02:00
Is this going to be a third-party caller, meaning that somebody called, that's from outside the apartment?
02:06
No, the caller said she received calls on her neighbors, and when she returned home,
02:12
the tree was on top of her apartment.
02:16
18 copies.
02:22
Longnage 11, you can cancel, sir, please.
02:25
7.
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818, 17.
02:34
Copy on second.
02:39
A ladder for?
02:42
Yeah.
02:46
Callers said they were moving a rug and a piece of the ceiling and some water come down and hit them in the head.
02:54
Medic is processing the call.
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Location mentioned:
Near Druid Hls Wy, Charlotte, NC 28206
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