Residents evacuated due to flooding in Downtown Winnipeg apartment
CTV
People living in a downtown apartment building have all been evacuated due to "significant flooding" according to the property manager.
People living in a downtown apartment building have all been evacuated due to "significant flooding" according to the property manager.
A post on WRE Development's website said there was flooding at 170 Hargrave St. – one of the Holiday Towers buildings – on Aug. 19.
"The Winnipeg Fire Department has asked all tenants to leave," the post reads. "We haven't been given a time frame when tenants can return."
Jay Shaw, the deputy chief of safety emergency management and public information with WFPS, said a pipe on that 12th floor that provides water for fire suppression was opened just before noon Monday.
"That proceeded to create significant water damage affecting the critical infrastructure systems of that building and required a larger response to be able to understand if the building was safe for occupancy," said Shaw.
He noted a temporary evacuation was needed. Shaw said the elevators were down and with no power in the building, it meant the fire alarm system was also disabled.
Diana Putt lives in the building and said she ignored the fire alarm at first because she didn't smell any smoke.
