SILVER SPRING, Md. — Roughly 1,000 people and pets were forced out of their apartments Wednesday afternoon after a burst pipe caused flooding, power outages and road closures. A spokesperson for the fire department says there is no timeline for when those living at the apartment complex in Wheaton can return to their homes.

Fire and rescue crews spent several hours at the Arrive Wheaton apartments responding to what was first reported as a water issue. According to Pete Piringer, a spokesperson with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, crews first got to the scene in the 11200 block of Georgia Avenue in downtown Wheaton of around 11:30 Wednesday morning.

Once on scene, crews found an estimated 300,000 gallons of water in a sub basement from a broken water pipe on the property. Th

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