False fire alarm triggers water leak at commercial building, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to near General Dr in Charlotte after a fire alarm activated at a commercial building. They found minor water leaking from a riser pipe but no active fire. The incident was related to water flow from the system triggered by the alarm.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
Fire pump is running the building at 20 and lighter 24 is going to.
00:04
That's going to be on the same fire pump, so you get that one checked out as well.
00:12
Yeah, command copy.
00:17
Power 26. Engine 20 should be pulling up now.
00:23
Carry that.
00:30
26-2 command.
00:34
You also got blows on riser 6 and 68.
00:41
Man copy 6668.
00:49
That's 26-8.
00:56
So I'm engine 20, switch to bravo for tower 26.
01:01
Engine 20 copy.
01:05
You can also say an inch 20 on theme.
01:09
near General Dr.
01:11
Smart commercial structure.
01:13
It's here. So it's in Bravo, though.
01:19
Oh, I'm grab for the engine 20 plans.
01:26
26, we're on Bravo.
01:33
Okay, I think we can do with the control.
01:36
We can hold with 26, we don't have an actual alarm at this building,
01:39
or the water gone if it's going off.
01:41
So I think we just hold with into 26 so we figure out the fish.
01:48
Engine 26, if you want to come down to where we just fooled, we do have an active alarm down here with a little water flow coming from a pipe.
02:00
Engine 32 and Lata 32.
02:03
Fire alarm.
02:04
(number withheld) Doctor Avenue, Ame, ECHO.
02:08
Engine 32 and Lata 32.
02:10
Fire alarm.
02:11
(number withheld) Dr. Avenue.
02:14
Ame, ECHO.E.
02:16
Echo.
02:22
Clim to Ladder 24.
02:28
Go ahead.
02:31
If you all could switch over to the Bravo.
02:35
2nd6 command the ultimate to come get y'all.
02:44
Tower 26 those engine port were two.
02:46
We're going to try for a Tyler.
02:50
Copy.
02:55
Commander Command, you got a hold of that RP coming yet.
03:03
Negative command alarm.
03:06
Go ahead of contact the RP, you have them come out here.
03:10
People, I'll try to call to be in somebody there.
03:12
I tried this riser for a while.
03:15
It is. They said the box shook and it started leaking, but I'm pretty sure that's all it is, just this riser on this corner.
03:26
Okay, we're making our way to you and slowly but surely.
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Location mentioned:
Near General Dr, Charlotte, NC 28273
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