Road closure due to broken water main flooding Columbia Avenue, Hammond IN
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, a broken 16-inch water main is flooding Columbia Avenue in Hammond, Indiana. Officers were requested to assist in shutting down the affected area to manage the flooding.
Audio|Heard on: Lake IN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Can you make me an agency assist for the water main?
00:04
We got a they got a 16-inch water main that's broke and it's flooding the entire Columbia Avenue.
00:09
I know we only have one traffic guy.
00:11
Is there anybody else that can come this way just to help me? Can we get this shut down?
00:16
14 to Victor 1, where are you at now?
00:23
Columbia and ALP, yeah, they got a 16-inch that's broke.
00:27
We got about 3 ft of water out here.
00:29
I don't know if you want to just maybe put the call into Ryan and get some of our guys on it who can.
00:34
It's going to be a mess.
00:37
You need a patrol unit there temporarily?
00:40
Yeah, we just toned up.
00:42
He's got his guys here and I'm going to help them what I can, but that would be appreciated, sir.
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Columbia Ave, Hammond, IN
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