SEATTLE — Low temperatures continue to be a big problem for homeowners, businesses and schools dealing with freezing pipes bursting.
A popular Seattle bar was flooded over the weekend over a broken pipe.
"Am I cursed?" said Tim Pipes, the owner of Angry Beaver, located in the heart of Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. "What's the deal here?"
"We came down here and literally hundreds of hundreds of gallons were pouring through the ceiling," Pipes said.
Pipes shared a video from Sunday evening around 6 p.m., showing water falling from the bar's ceiling as if it was raining indoors, with several inches of water covering the business' floor. The bar is self-proclaimed as Seattle’s first hockey bar. Pipes said his business’ pipes are another unfortunate incident added to the list.
"Here we go again," Pipes said. "I'm the guy that survived the pandemic and an explosion and it’s unbelievable. Here we go again."
The Angry Beaver is just one of more than 220 water jobs the Seattle Fire Department has responded to since last Friday. Most incidents involve water pipes bursting due to the low temperatures. These incidents are happening to businesses, homes, and schools throughout western Washington.
"A lot of people suffered, broken pipes and frozen water this weekend,” Pipes said. “There was a lot of damage all around Seattle."
Pipes said he and his landlord both have insurance that will cover some of the damages. As he works to reopen his businesses.
"We'll get over this and we'll get the bar reopened again,” Pipes said. “But again, I'm hoping moving forward that somebody might come along and help me with this thing and keep this hockey dream alive."
Pipes said he hopes to reopen the business in the next two to three weeks.
