Flood from above

Emergency crews scramble to help businesses deal with bursting sprinkler pipes

The Forest Grove News-Times, Dec 17, 2009

A Cornelius Firefighter assessed water damage at Emmaus Christian School (top) and Shaughn Tupper cleaned up water at his Forest Grove Furniture store (above) last Wednesday after frozen pipes burst.

Chase Allgood / News-Times

Last week, after a week-long deep freeze hit its nadir and the sun peeked out, pipes burst all across Washington County.

And along with a flood of water dropping in on businesses from broken sprinkler pipes, came a flood of 9-1-1 calls.

Dave Nemeyer, fire inspector for Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, said the calls were coming all morning last Wednesday.

“It’s insane,” Nemeyer said.

Firefighters darted from Jennings McCall to Tupper’s Home Furnishings in Forest Grove.

In Cornelius, Emmaus Christian School suffered serious leaks in its roof from faulty sprinkler lines.

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