Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue

Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue

Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue

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A massive water leak Wednesday afternoon forced Montgomery County officials to condemn a Safeway grocery store and a neighboring apartment building in Wheaton, displacing more than 1,000 residents — and their pets.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said in a tweet that there’s “no timeline on repairs or if generators will be able to be installed.”

Officials estimate roughly 300,000 gallons of water filled the lower level, Piringer said, submerging several utility rooms, including electrical and mechanical systems. Crews began pumping water out of the building late Wednesday after

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