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Wheaton High-Rise and Safeway Condemned After Massive Water Leak Displaces About 1,000

Authorities condemned Arrive Wheaton after floodwater disabled critical electrical rooms.

Overview

  • County emergency management is assisting residents and pets after evacuations from roughly 500 apartments.
  • An estimated 300,000 gallons inundated sub-basements, and crews completed de-watering by 8 p.m. Wednesday.
  • Power remains cut to 11201 and 11215 Georgia Avenue with no timeline for safe restoration.
  • WSSC Water and Pepco are assessing damage, and large generators are being readied for possible connection.
  • Traffic signals went dark and lanes on Georgia Avenue were closed as police managed intersections during the response.