Fire alarm activated with water flow at Indiana warehouse, Tippecanoe County IN


Fire alarm sounded at a warehouse near Ailer's Drive in Indiana causing water to flow from the dry sprinkler system in the dock area. Fire units responded and controlled the water. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the sprinkler activation.
Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Fire
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Transcript:
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Extension for new fire, unit 54, stand by for an active fire alarm.
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Mission Produce Fire Medics 16, Rotter 12, Engine 11, DePontun 14, Unit 54,
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being route to MMDC, near Ailer's Drive for an active fire alarm.
00:28
Tone time, 838.
00:33
Quote 5. Quote 5 only, medical run to Red Roof Inn.
00:46
Quint 5 at Red Roof Inn 4201 South Street east side of the building outside unknown medical problem. Quinn 5, a medical run.
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Red Roof Inn, 4201 South Street.
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Time up 838, Channel 5 for the call. There 12, medic 16 to 10, 14 in round in D.C.
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Sprinkler bell is activated.
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Go ahead, Sprinkler bell.
01:17
Purdue Hall, fire units arriving in the DC.
01:19
Nothing visible from the exterior 103 will have command on the west side.
01:23
Okay.
01:24
Eleven, you'll be investigation.
01:26
I believe they had some issues with the dry system last week. That may have been either responded.
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Command investigations.
01:39
Good.
01:44
Sounds like it's going to be the dry system in the big warehouse.
01:49
They said water's flowing.
01:53
We have water flowing at the dock room 150 in the main.
02:02
Clear water flowing at the dock from the dry system.
02:09
12, you want to relocate to the back dock area.
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Close, clear.
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Do MNGC command?
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Can you have that? Yes, and Ralph.
02:28
Clear.
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12 on the back side.
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Man, we're in the area is no emergency but drive system failed.
02:46
Man, it's clear. Do you need a thing from ladder 12 in there right now?
02:55
Negative.
02:56
It looks like it's all trying to drop the train.
02:59
Okay.
03:05
16s at the panel. I'm going to silence it.
03:09
They can silence the panel.
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Corey, are we good to let people back in?
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Permanitive.
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The water's been controlled.
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Plan investigations.
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E 700 S, Indiana
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