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Water leak at Home Depot garden center prompts alarm, Clifton NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Bloomfield Ave, Clifton, NJ 07012

As discussed during the dispatch call, a water flow alarm went off at the Home Depot garden center due to a broken pipe causing a water leak. Responders shut off the main valve and drained the system. No evacuation was needed.

Audio|Heard on: Totowa Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:37
Transcript:
00:00
We have a water flow alarm activation at Home Depot in the Garden Center.
00:04
We have a water flow alarm activation at Home Depot in the Garden Center this one.
00:14
I don't even saw everything.
00:16
Okay.
00:19
Yeah.
00:27
What do you want to responding home depot?
00:40
Car 24 is responding.
00:49
One through one through one transporting one to Cajos, Patterson, VLS online.
00:53
Ten,
00:56
four doors.
01:04
Car 21 is at the Home Depot with a single story mark and tile.
01:09
I do have an alarm sounding, building is not evacuated.
01:13
21 established command.
01:22
Car 24 is on scene.
01:31
22 responding.
01:40
We're command all units.
01:43
We've got to be outside guard in the center.
01:47
I'll be investigating with the manager here.
01:51
I'll be out of here.
02:05
7.0's on location.
02:09
22 is on location.
02:21
7-021, same issue with the compressor in the back there.
02:27
They had a broken pipe bell in the garden center.
02:31
I shut the main valve off to the outside and drain the system down.
02:35
You can return all units, Chief.

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Location mentioned:
Bloomfield Ave, Clifton, NJ 07012

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