Worker damages sprinkler causing leak and fire outage, Coral Springs FL
Fire & ArsonAt Palms Point near West Atlantic Boulevard and Riverside Drive, a worker in the attic on the second floor sat on a sprinkler pipe which caused it to break. This resulted in a water leak on the second floor and disabled fire protection throughout building 16. The apartment where the pipe broke was unoccupied at the time. The water system was shut down and drained to stop the leak. Management has been notified to make repairs. The building has no fire protection until repairs are completed.
Audio|Source: Coral Springs and Parkland Public Safety
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I'm at Palms Point,
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West Atlantic Boulevard and Riverside Drive for a commercial alarm when we got here.
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There was a worker that was in the attic of the second floor, and he sat on a sprinkler pipe,
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lots of water in the second floor.
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I have powers shut off to the unit below that.
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The apartment where it broke in is unoccupied at the time.
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We had to shut down the system and drain it.
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to stop the water.
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So the management here is aware and they've been told they have to get, you know, the repair made, but I just want to let you notice maybe you guys could follow up that this building, I think it's building 16, I'll verify in a second,
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is going to have no fire protection for this entire building until I think the repair.
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It is building 16.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Atlantic Blvd, Coral Springs, FL 33071
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