WSSC sz business can file claims for damage. But owner concerned about lost business #WTOP pic.twitter.com/Kn1G7KGuew
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) August 12, 20153,200 sq feet flooded at Adarash Market on Flower Ave #WTOP pic.twitter.com/oO6qZPjjlx
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) August 12, 2015Boards outside Reliable Cleaners at pt of break mostly diverted water fr th biz. WSSC sz about 30 w/out water #WTOP pic.twitter.com/G2i9lKcRch
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) August 12, 2015
Update - WSSC on scene & water has been shut off to a 12 inch water main along Flower Av - several business flooded pic.twitter.com/iU89qRP2pd
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 12, 2015
Update - 8700blk Piney Branch Rd, FFs on scene checking buildings for flooding conditions & other hazards pic.twitter.com/ueu9RrdHpG
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 12, 2015
Water Main Break - Piney Branch Rd near Flower Av - Piney Branch Rd CLOSED pic.twitter.com/WgWTr8NmNL
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 12, 2015
No estimate yet for repairs. FlowerAve CLSD btwn PineyBranch/Arliss for 12inch water line repairs #WTOP pic.twitter.com/OuCB4oP6dW
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) August 12, 2015
Flower Ave CLSD btwn PineyBr/Arliss. Water Main brk 12inch line #SilverSpring #WTOP pic.twitter.com/TbbiwHZUqR
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) August 12, 2015
WASHINGTON — A water main break that flooded several Silver Spring businesses Wednesday has been repaired but Flower Avenue remains closed to traffic.
Customers also once again have service, according to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
However Flower Avenue is closed between Piney Branch Road and Arliss Street while Washington Gas completes a repair. Then the road must be repaired.
The 12-inch main broke at Piney Branch Road and Flower Street at about 10 a.m.
Nicholas Zhu, the owner of Ocean City Seafood, described it as “an explosion.” Helen Kim, in front of whose business the main broke, says she was too shocked to dial 911.
WSSC says that claims representatives met with business owners to help them begin the process of filing a claim with the utility.
The pipe the burst was one of two 90-year-old pipes that broke Wednesday. The utility says that more than a third of its pipes are more than 50 years old. The utility replaces about 55 miles of pipe each year.
WTOP’s Kristi King contributed to this report.
