Crime & Safety
'Catastrophic' Flooding At San Francisco High Rise May Keep Tenants Out Until Early 2023
The broken pipe sent water streaming down 35 floors of elevator shafts and did major damage to the building's electrical system.
July 20, 2022
Hundreds of residents of a luxury San Francisco high rise who were forced out of their units because of flooding from a June water main break recently learned it will be at least several months before they can return home.
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Almost two months have past since the catastrophic flooding from a broken pipe at 33 Tehama Street drove angry tenants out of their apartments in the high-rise building.
The broken pipe sent water streaming down 35 floors of elevator shafts and did major damage to the building's electrical system. Residents were evacuated and have been staying in hotels around San Francisco ever since.
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