Sudbury's Rainbow Centre mall flood concerns customers
Administration at a downtown Sudbury mall says a flood was because of cold weather, not old infrastructure
A flood yesterday in an empty section of a downtown Sudbury mall has some worried about the building's infrastructure — but mall administration says cold weather is to blame for the leak.
Water started gushing yesterday afternoon in an empty part of the building near the main entrance, where the old Quizno's Subs used to be. Management said the cause was a sprinkler pipe in the ceiling that froze and burst in the cold weather.
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Nathan Fragomeni, who filmed the leak on his phone, said he's worried about the safety of the building's structure — and says that's why he hasn't been going to the mall much anymore.
"I'm so used to seeing water in this mall. It's just a regular thing in this mall," he told CBC News.
Darren Woodworth, senior vice-president of operations for the Rainbow mall, said he's not worried.
"There's no concerns at all from us. We're doing some capital projects and upgrades to the property that are planned," he said.
"We're in the second phase of rehabilitation."
Ongoing construction at the mall had nothing to do with the leakage, Woodworth noted.
"With the -20 C weather, a sprinkler pipe in the ceiling space above the vacant Quiznos space froze and popped at the joint elbow," he continued.
"It's a common thing that happens with you hit these sub-zero temperatures."
