Crime & Safety
Malfunctioning Sprinkler Floods Glen Rock Condos: Police
A hot water heater caught fire and a sprinkler went off to extinguish it, but it kept running and no alarm went off, police said.
GLEN ROCK, NJ — A fire broke out at a Daryl Court condominium early Sunday, causing it and a adjacent condo to flood, police said.
Police responded to a report of a flood the condo at 2:35 a.m., said Chief Dean Ackermann. The resident reported that water was entering their unit from the unit next door.
A investigation found that a malfunctioning hot water heater caused a fire, which was extinguished by water from a sprinkler that continued to run and no alarm was activated, Ackermann said.
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The Glen Rock Fire Department, Ridgewood Water and PSE&G looked at the damaged and the municipal Building Department will conduct a follow-up inspection.
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