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Article: Disaster Agency Flooded; Torrent Disrupts FEMA, Prince George's Social Services
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- The Washington Post
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- October 26, 2000
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A pipe that burst early yesterday in a Hyattsville office building-
-spilling 200,000 gallons of water onto the seventh floor and
drenching lower levels--flooded one of the key disaster relief
processing centers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
caused major damage in state and local government offices.
Estimates of the damage varied widely yesterday--from several
hundred thousand dollars from the building manager to several million
by insurance adjusters--and officials said it was unclear how much
damage was done to three major computer systems in the building.
The building, the Metro I building at 6505 Bellcrest Rd. near
Prince George's Plaza, also houses the Prince George's ...