Water main break causes road damage near school, Wheat Ridge CO
Fire units responded to a major water main break near Everett Middle School at 38th and Kipling. The leak caused water to break through the road and damage the pavement. Fire crews requested the water department to expedite repairs due to the size of the break.
Audio|Source: West Metro Fire Rescue
02:57
Transcript:
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Engine 5 on a possible water main service.
00:05
Correction, taper and 38th Avenue on tag 2. 1244.
00:14
Dispatch, engine 17.
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Engine 17.
00:20
Yeah, I think the correct address for this apartment complex is going to be West 44th Street, not Avenue.
00:31
Sorry, dispatch, engine 17, it'll be west 44th place.
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Copy 44th place,
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1245.
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Tower 2,
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Medic 2 on a chest pain 693 urban courts.
00:53
Bridgemore apartments were Unit 708 on Tack 2, 1246.
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This is an engine five.
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We'll give them a call now.
01:20
That's great, thank you.
01:26
Bravo 2 alpha, try for reset.
01:33
Okay, you got a good reset.
01:38
Copy, we're back out front by the rigs.
01:43
Engine 2, dispatch.
01:47
Both engines are you.
01:49
Getting a call of a water main break,
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near the school,
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are you seeing anything?
02:02
There's nothing near the school, but we're on a hill.
02:09
No.
02:11
Engine two, engine five, we're going to a water main at Tabor Court and 38th. Where are you?
02:19
38th in Kisling at Everett Middle School.
02:27
Dispatch engine five.
02:29
Engine five.
02:34
Do you have an ETA on the water department?
02:39
Engine 1, Residential Fire Alarm 1565 Sheridan Boulevard on attack 2, 1254.
02:46
Are en route, though.
02:53
Copy that, if you can ask them to expedite, this is a significant leak, it is breaking the road.
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Location mentioned:
Near Kipling St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
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