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Sprinklers set off by AC work cause water damage at Elmhurst apartments

water damage incident Aug . 16 at Market Square Apartments , 200 N. Addison Ave., Elmhurst." class="automarg" src="http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/_internal/cimg!0/f25ywy10lpnhqgln5r0sugze3i8tgvj" /> Mary Stroka - mstroka@shawmedia.com Caption The Elmhurst Fire Department responds to a water damage incident Aug . 16 at Market Square Apartments , 200 N. Addison Ave., Elmhurst. ELMHURST – Three units at the Market Square Apartments in Elmhurst experienced water damage Wednesday morning after a worker accidentally set off the sprinkler system by soldering too close to a sprinkler head in a ceiling, Elmhurst Deputy Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz said. The Fire Department responded to a 9:59 a.m. alarm, arriving at 10:04 a.m. at the apartments at 200 N. Addison Ave., Anaszewicz said. The laborer from a heating and cooling repair company had been working on an air-conditioning unit and soldering next to a floor joist, he said. The water damage went from the third ...

Residents Displaced After Fire at Apartment Building in NE Miami

Fire rescue crews were called to a high rise apartment building fire in Northeast Miami -Dade. The incident happened Saturday afternoon at the 7900 block of Northeast Bayshore Court . According to officials, the building was evacuated after reports of a fire in the second floor storage room . The fire was contained to a small corner thanks to the buildings’ sprinkler system. The fire was eventually put out by fire rescue. There wasn’t too much damage, but the sprinkler system damaged electrical wires . There was also significant water damage . No one was injured. Building management is now working to help residents who may have been displaced. Published at 4:55 PM EDT on Aug 19, 2017 | Updated at 5:14 PM EDT on Aug 19, 2017