Flooding reported near NE 37th St due to blocked drain, Fort Lauderdale FL
Road ClosureFlooding is reported near Northeast 37th Street because a street drain is blocked and needs pumping. City utilities have not responded despite multiple calls.
Audio|Source: Broward County Fire/Rescue
02:23
Transcript:
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All right, so this homeowner just happened to her before where the city has had to come out and pump out a drain area that's close to her home.
00:10
She's made numerous calls to the utilities and they keep sending her to the emergency line. So we need to put in our own call to them to have them come out and take care of the phone.
00:20
So you're advising needs to pump out the drain by her residence?
00:30
Yeah,
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there's a stump pump somewhere on this street that they need to come out and take care of. They've taken care of it before,
00:36
approximately eight years ago, according to the homeowner.
00:40
Affirmative, free advice, we have tried to make landline to the city.
00:45
We left a message on utility supervisor.
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We called,
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attempted to leave a follow-up with a worker.
00:55
And the line was disconnected.
00:58
We're not able to get through to anyone.
01:01
Yeah,
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thank you. All right.
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Affirmatives.
01:07
C.C. Parkone.
01:13
So to Charlie a no medical.
01:18
Rescue 202 Zone 2 Charlie, No Medical, 200 North Andrews Avenue.
01:28
1120. Chief 2, go ahead.
01:32
I caught the back end of that conversation.
01:35
Can you give me an address and I'll contact the Polic Works Director?
01:40
Affirmative, it'll be near Northeast 37th Street. We're not able to get through to anyone. It goes remote and then we were also disconnected.
01:55
We need a... The northeast 37th Street is the address of the caller, and there's flooding in the street, and the drain needs to be cleaned out. Is that correct? That is affirmative. Venton 54 said there is a pump somewhere on the street that it needs to be handled with.
02:14
Understood.
02:15
I'll make...
02:17
Affirmative, then, if we can get a contact, an emergency contact number for them up here in communications.
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Location mentioned:
Near NE 37th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
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