Water leak reported affecting multiple units in Paterson, Paterson NJ


Firefighters responded to a water leak near Scalina in Paterson. The leak was affecting at least two units with water dripping through the ceiling. Crews faced a locked metal gate while trying to access the area and attempted to shut off the water at the main and possibly at a manifold. There was no fire, medical emergency, or criminal activity reported.
Audio|Source: Paterson Fire - West
03:29
Transcript:
00:00
The command of all the units have a water leak at near Scalina.
00:19
That unit above is number 12 silicon.
00:22
We're going to try and check that.
00:32
Three is responding.
00:35
Three and one.
00:38
See.
00:45
Report 12 to get into 12s going on.
00:49
Yeah,
00:50
she just answered. We're entering now.
01:10
Three, command.
01:26
Be advised, the metal gate isn't opening for us.
01:34
Delay and I respond slightly.
01:50
Chief, this is a little clear up here.
01:56
Yeah,
01:58
you might have to find a manifold trying to shut some of that water down, like they're dripping through the ceiling.
02:05
Uh,
02:09
receipt.
02:20
13 engine 3
02:27
Are you still by the gig?
02:31
The time we're trying to trip the emergency
02:36
The Department we're trying to trip the emergency release with a name a lock on it
02:50
Station 1, standing by with 1.
02:53
3.3.C.
03:03
The keeper water meter has been turned off since 7 o'clock, she's saying.
03:09
This has been going up for a little while.
03:18
Alright, so her main is turned off?
03:23
Yeah, the main's been turned off.
03:25
I just verified.
03:28
I repeat.
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Paterson, NJ
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