Residential flooding from broken water pipe in basement, Waterloo IA
Other Non-Crime EventFire and emergency medical services responded to a flooding incident at a residence near Lindale Avenue caused by a broken water pipe in the basement. The residents could not shut off the water and could not reach their landlord initially. The water was eventually shut off at the meter, but the main floor suffered flooding. The landlord declined to respond to the scene.
Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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304 damage control for busted water pipe near Lindale Avenue Crescent at Oakland and Whittier time on at 1444.
00:21
All right and stray.
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10-4[1].
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332, same traffic.
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10-4[1] 1445.
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Please, up 1445.
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Please, up one out.
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304 you are going to near Lindale Avenue Crescent Oakland and Whittier.
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You have a busted pipe in the basement.
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They don't know how to shut off the water and can't reach their landlord.
00:55
Near Lindale Avenue.
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Near Lindale Avenue.
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That's what?
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I have 1445.
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Don't free to.
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Vision 4 is on team.
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10-4[1] at 1449.
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321Z on scene.
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4 at 1450.
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Go ahead.
01:37
We finally got a hold of the owner.
01:39
They decided to shut off, it's at the meter, and if that doesn't work, it's a city issue.
01:49
Ten four.
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She will not be responding.
01:55
Three or four.
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Three or four.
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I would advise the landlord he needs to respond with the scene.
02:09
We can try to call them back but they said quite well that they were not coming.
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10-4[1] we did get the water cut off but there's quite a bit of water through the main floor of this house.
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10-4[1].
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333 on Z.
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10-4[1] 303-7.
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304.
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Go ahead.
02:46
She's, I think, she's 45 miles away,
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and she's coming back, but it's going to take her hours.
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
Lindale Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703
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