Sprinkler system leak floods building from eighth floor down, Madison WI
Fire & ArsonA broken pipe in the sprinkler system caused a major water leak flooding a building from the eighth floor downward. Emergency crews are working to locate and shut off the water to stop the flooding.
Audio|Source: City of Madison Fire
05:30
Transcript:
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Schmidt construction, they got a half of Water League going in this building on the square.
00:09
Confirming that was C as in Charles, G as in George Schmidt, C.G.
00:14
Schmidt.
00:19
Copy that. C as in Charlie, G as in George, Schmidt.
00:31
Kevin, we've got a number of calls working at the moment. I will get on that in a moment for you.
00:45
So engine 10, 30 seconds out.
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You guys can return.
00:56
Engine 10 copies, thanks. ComCenter, engine 10, returning.
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Engine 10, cover turn. Engine 10, cover turn.
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First six.
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That's six.
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Patient contact. Patient contact.
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Six traffic.
01:23
Go on the latter one.
01:26
Go ahead.
01:28
You want to come up with any squeegees or anything?
01:34
I think we're beyond that point, but thank you.
01:42
6.3 from the camp center for South Thompson.
01:46
You want carriers to point that way?
01:53
Yeah, I'm on a fresh for five, yeah, it won't be an ad-cares for this.
01:58
Got them, uh, going round on green.
02:03
Sir.
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Here's two.
02:13
We got Med 3 and 5 going to somebody that was sleeping on the sidewalk. 11 o'5 south Thompson sounds like more of a CARES-related issue, not medical.
02:23
They're going to be a green.
02:26
There's two copies. We'll switch over to green.
02:30
One, go ahead.
02:33
We're up on 8. We found a broken pipe, so you guys can find that water and shut it off. That'll help.
02:41
It's in the sprinkler system, correct?
02:51
That's affirmative, it's in the sprinkler system.
02:55
Copy, 103 and I are on floor 6. We just shut off the water in the stairwell.
03:03
Copy.
03:08
Measure 1 from the contact has been made. They're going to be made for phone calls to get people in.
03:14
I copy that.
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You can let them know off on 8th. I got a massive water leak out of the sprinkler system. It's flooded the whole building from 8 down.
03:26
Got to be 8 on down from the sprinkler system.
03:34
ComCenter engine 10 back in the firehouse.
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Ten got the quarters.
03:45
Engine 101 from 102, do you notice slow down in the water up there?
03:50
Negative.
03:54
Copy that.
03:56
Step 3 from engine 5.
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Split 3, go ahead.
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Engine 3, and Medic 11, Medical Incident, 3401 Aplwood Avenue.
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I'm there from Med6, Med6 transporting to UW East.
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Med6 goes to East.
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Engine 101 from 102, we're down in the fire pump room with the shut up and notice a slowdown in the water.
04:50
Yeah,
04:55
it seems to be slowly slowing down.
05:04
Engine 101 from 102, we have a representative from Hovde down here as well.
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Copy that. They own the building?
05:16
I'll be missed. This is a little hubby building.
05:23
Copy that. We'll come down and meet them.
05:25
Where you have, the basement?
05:29
We'll meet you on one.
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Hovde Rd, Madison, WI 53704
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