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The basement flooded the ceiling, the water in the apartments: The damage in the house on the Semmelweisstraße 42 in Altglienicke are not yet to be badessed after a break in the water pipe. At least temporarily, the four apartments are no longer usable.
The drinking water pipe of a diameter of 60 centimeters was broken Saturday around 21:30, according to the spokesman of the water company, Stephan Natz. At the tube level, a relatively large disc burst. The pressurized water had washed away the sandy soil, knocking down the road from the road. Number 42 is the only house below the street level, so floods could enter safely. As electricity and gas had to be extinguished, residents had no choice but to leave their home. On Sunday afternoon, the water was still pumped out of the basement.
According to Natz's information, some of the residents were lost to relatives or acquaintances, others stayed in a nearby retirement home According to Dpa press agency, an BVG bus driver had been able to stop in time for the resulting hole, which Petra Reetz, spokesperson for the BVG, could not confirm . Several bus lines are now diverted.
The cast iron pipe is 81 years old, Natz said. Normally, it should last 100 years. On Monday, the water companies want to decide if only the damage site is renewed or if pipe replacement is to be done equal to a large section.
Experts do not rule out that the pipe is due to heavy site traffic in this region, even with heavy trucks, was damaged. It lies at a depth of about 1.50 meters under the concrete pavement. It's only been 30 years since cast iron pipes are more resistant to mechanical stress, says Natz.
There are about 600 broken pipes a year. It would be at the level of 1967 – to a network of more than a thousand kilometers.
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