Fire crews said hydrants within the apartment stairwells were 'maliciously' switched on. 9News
that forced about 1000 residents inside a Melbourne apartment complex to evacuate last night occurred under suspicious circumstances.
Firefighters attended the complex after a triple-zero caller raised the alarm that the 62-storey building had filled with water.Images obtained by 9News showed murky floodwaters filling the shared spaces inside the complex, including near elevators, with water even seeping through to some apartments.
"Approximately 1000 residences were evacuated as FRV crews worked with the building maintenance staff to remove water flooding the internal stairwells due to hydrants within the stairwells from the 49th floor down to the 16th floor being maliciously turned on," the statement read.The floodwaters were a result of the fire alarm of the complex being activated after fire hydrants were tampered with.
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