Fire Inspector Gives Residents In 40-Unit Building In Foreclosure The Boot As Water From Burst Frozen Pipes Floods Premises

In Dayton, Ohio, the Dayton Daily News reports:

• The freeze-thaw cycle from the recent cold spell apparently caused pipes in an apartment building to burst on Thursday, Jan. 22, sending water cascading through ceilings and displacing as many as 10 residents. Dayton firefighters dispatched to 27 Central Ave. at 4:07 p.m. found water gushing throughout the 40-unit, three-story building and at least 3 feet of standing water in the basement.

• Fire Inspector Andrew Steele told all the residents to leave and firefighters shut off the water, electric and gas service to the three-story building. Steele said residents told him that pipes froze last week, apparently were never repaired, and residents were using bottled water to flush toilets, bathe and eat.

• At least two adult residents have requested assistance from the Red Cross, which will help with housing and clothing and other necessities. According to Steele, the owner of the building lives in California and the building went into foreclosure recently. There was no immediate estimate of the damage caused to the building or its contents.

Source: Pipes at apartment building burst, force out residents.

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