Water leak found behind false fire alarm at residence, Wake County NC


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a single-family residence. No smoke or flames were found. Investigation revealed a major water leak inside a wall affecting two apartments. Water was shut off to the building to stop the leak.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
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A single-family resident's first party call on scene for a general fire alarm, no smoke or flames visible,
00:09
area of activation is going to be the living room.
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Agent 7 copies, we're all saying, nothing showing from two-thous of a two-story single-tamp.
00:22
Seven eight has a man to investigate, we got on for this club.
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Okay long.
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Lighter, Ray from command.
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Are you in route to this water league list?
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Okay, but... Okay, you're from commandant.
00:52
Forty. Go ahead.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:58
I just want to give you an update. We do have a massive wire leak from a residential pipe within the wall of near 2600 block.
01:06
It's pulled up on the ground of that unit and leaking from the ceiling of another unit. We have the water cut off to the apartment building so we can't isolate it in the wall.
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Ten, four, I'm on the phone with maintenance now.
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Wake County, NC
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