Water Main Break Flooding Leads to Half a Block of Wellington's CBD Being Evacuated
November 25, 2022
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Two buildings in downtown Wellington have been evacuated as a result of flooding in their shared basement.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand assistant commander Martin Wilby said the water had come from the main feed to the fire protection systems in JacksonStone & Partners building on the corner of Victoria and Hunter streets, in the capital’s city centre, on Friday morning.
The main had been isolated and crews from six Wellington fire stations were pumping out the basement of that building and the basement of Perpetual Guardian building next door.
“Wellington’s reticulated water supply network has not been affected and we have full firefighting water supply to all the surrounding buildings,” Wilby said.