Overnight flood forces out hundreds of southeast Calgary condo residents – Calgary | Globalnews.ca

Hundreds of residents of a condominium building in southeast Calgary were forced out of their homes after a massive flood overnight Wednesday.

The flood happened in the Legacy neighbourhood. A rooftop in sprinkler line burst, flooding the four-storey building, which has about 100 units in it.

“Fire crews responded about 2:30 a.m. … for a report of a general fire alarm,” Al Kozicki with the Calgary Fire Department said Wednesday.

“When they arrived, they found water had gone from the top floor all the way to the bottom floor from a suspected sprinkler system leak.”

The Calgary Fire Department said about 200 people have been displaced from the Legacy Gate Condominiums at the 8100 block of Legacy Blvd SE.

“We started knocking on doors, making sure everyone was alright. They were able to get out,” Kozicki said.

Residents at the scene told Global News most of the units were occupied by owners, but some were also rented out to tenants.

Several agencies have been called in to help displaced residents.

“We activated CEMA (Calgary Emergency Management Agency), we have Red Cross as well. Transit brought us some busses for displaced people and that’s what we’re working on right now,” Kozicki said at the scene Wednesday.

So far, no injuries have been reported.