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Small bathroom fire at building near West Glenn StTucson AZ

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W Glenn St, Tucson, AZ 85705

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a small bathroom fire on the second floor of a building near West Glenn Street. The fire was contained by a single sprinkler, and there was significant water damage. The sprinkler system was shut down at the main riser to stop the water flow, and crews discussed isolating the floor to restore the rest of the system.

Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
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02:9
Transcript:
00:00
Alarm near West Glenn Street, 2800 North and 1100 West.
00:05
Respond on A3 North.
00:12
Command, Marshal 75.
00:17
Man, go ahead.
00:20
Okay, a couple things, (name withheld).
00:23
Do we have any staff present for the complex at this point in time? And which floor are you on?
00:34
No staff present.
00:36
We're on the 2nd floor, just as a more detailed update.
00:43
With a small fire in the bathroom.
00:47
Single sprinkler head activation, no extension into the building.
00:52
It was just contents of the room.
00:54
We've got significant water on the 2nd floor.
00:59
We're working on pulling a toilet to drain the water right now.
01:09
Okay, I copy that.
01:10
Also want to ask you, was the sprinkler system shut down at the main riser or were you able to isolate it on the 2nd floor?
01:22
We shut it down at the main riser due to the amount of water damage that was occurring.
01:28
We just wanted it shut down, so the whole building is shut down right now.
01:34
Okay, there are isolation valves on each floor.
01:39
They're located in the elevator lobby.
01:43
Look up at the drop ceiling grid.
01:45
There should be some kind of an ID there.
01:47
If it's not there, it's inside the equipment room off the 2nd floor elevator lobby.
01:55
We could then isolate the 2nd floor and reactivate the remainder of the system.
02:05
I copy that. We'll start looking for that isolation, but I'm on my way to Friday when we're done this.

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W Glenn St, Tucson, AZ 85705

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Incident Timeline

  1. System Isolation and Restoration Planning
  2. Scene Assessment and Follow-up
  3. Sprinkler and Water Damage Management
  4. Fire Reported Under Control
  5. Initial Dispatch and Response

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