Water leak triggers fire alarm at nursing home, St. Louis MO


Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at Creve Coeur Manor, near Timber Run Drive. No fire was found. A water leak in a bathroom caused steam that triggered the smoke detector and fire alarm. Maintenance is working to shut off the water supply to stop the alarm.
Audio|Source: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
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Transcript:
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2302, 2234, and 4424-24. Commercial fire alarm in Crevecore, Creescore Manor.
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Near Timber Run Drive.
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Cross Street is Allers Boulevard, 23, 15,
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23-202, 2234, and 44-24.
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Respond on Fire TAC 20.
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Commercial Fire Alarm, in Crevecourt, Creve-Core Manor.
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Near Timber Run Drive. Cross Street is Arles Boulevard.
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2315, 23.02,
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2234, and 4424.
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Respond on fire attack 20.
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1760, Central County, there's no hazard, shows, and service.
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No hazard in service.
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City twenty two thirty four thirty four thirty four
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from the scene large three story there's home complex nothing visible from the exterior no one
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234 on St. Large three-story nursing home.
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No, this is show, one-know evacuation, now investigating with command.
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Every 15 is on the scene.
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18 on scene.
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2215 from command.
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6 to complete, nothing showing. 4302.5 command.
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Nothing to join with the USMew command.
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Command from 2234.
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Go ahead, 2234.
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It's been silenced.
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The alarm panel was indicating room 215.
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We're up on the second floor investigating now.
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Plan is clear. 15's heading your way.
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That's right here, 15, no way.
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15A, were you clear there on the second floor, room 215?
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Yes, I'm clear not, thank you.
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2234, the command.
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2234.
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No fire. We got a water leak in a bathroom that's kind of decrease in pressure. It's started the alarm.
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There's maintenance up there with you.
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It's native.
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He's down in the sprinkler room, they said.
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Clear. 15 new clear on that.
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Yeah, I'm clear on that. I'm going to locate the sprinkler room.
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34 to command.
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This is actually a water from hot water supply in a bathroom sink.
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That's clear. Was this a flow detector or was this a...
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Smoke detector sound as this due to steam?
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Yeah,
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I think it was probably alarm was set off due to steam being that the hot water line leaking.
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That's clear.
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Can we isolate the water supply to that room or do we need to shut more down?
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There is not a shut off on that supply line, so we're probably going to have to shut something else off.
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Okay,
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15A, were you clearing that? We need to advise maintenance to shut that down.
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Yeah, I'm clearing that time.
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Location mentioned:
Near Timber Run Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146
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