'Simply catastrophic': Details emerge on flood that forced evacuation of SF luxury tower
'Simply catastrophic': Details emerge on flood that forced evacuation of San Francisco residential tower 33 Tehama
New details have emerged on the flood that forced the evacuation of all 35 floors of San Francisco's luxury residence, 33 Tehama, on June 3.
In a letter sent to residents by property manager Hines and reviewed by SFGATE, the company apologized to tenants for the upheaval before detailing what went wrong and when the building may be safe again.
"The cause of the flooding was a water main failure on the 35th floor, which serviced the fire sprinkler system," the letter, sent on Friday, read. "In the very brief time it took to identify and turn off the water source, an estimated 20,000 gallons of water, which is equivalent to an entire swimming pool, cascaded down through the building into elevator shafts, residential units, electrical rooms, and many other penetrations. This was simply catastrophic."
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is currently investigating the tower, and released an inspection report that categorized the building as "unsafe." The report states that 95 of the 403 rental units have water damage.
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