Water pipe burst forces evacuation of Riverside apartment
Posted Jan 27, 2011 10:17:46 AM.
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OTTAWA, Ont. – A Riverside high-rise was evacuated after a pipe burst in a penthouse unit that ended up flooding the units below.
About 160 people were forced to leave their units at 1833 Riverside Drive just before 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Several occupants were not allowed back for hours, while dozens others were displaced. They were housed in other properties.
One resident – who lives on the building’s tenth floor – told 1310News what his biggest challenge is going to be.
“[…] You still have to come down the stairs for another week – they figure.”
Water gushed so much in the 12-story building that stairwells, elevators shafts and apartments all the way to the ground floor were flooded.
