Sprinkler activation floods apartment building floors, Charlotte NC


A sprinkler head activated on the third floor of an apartment building, causing flooding on the third, second, and first floors. There is no internal water shutoff, so shutting off the main valve near Central Ave will cut water supply to the entire complex.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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We have a sprinkler head that has popped on a third floor apartment.
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It's flooded the third, second and first floor.
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This apartment building does not have a water shutoff. The only water shut off is out near Central Ave and controls in...
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and controls the entire complex.
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So we're going to have to shut that off, and this complex will be without water.
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