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Residents of a historic Dallas apartment building were forced to evacuate due to a ruptured water line.

The water line on the 20th floor flooded apartments and caused an electrical short.

A timeline for their return is still unknown, and residents are frustrated with the management company.

DALLAS - Residents of the Historic Dallas Mercantile Building were forced to evacuate due to a Thursday water malfunction that caused major damage.

Those residents are unsure when they’ll be allowed to return.

Dallas Mercantile building evacuation

FOX 4 spoke to some of the displaced residents as they were grabbing their belongings, and they shared their frustrations with the response from the property owner and management company.

Unfortunately, people had to grab enough items to ge

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