The Safeway Fleetwood store in Surrey, B.C. has been temporarily closed and evacuated after a sprinkler line burst and caused a small amount of flooding on Friday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at the 152 Street location, a store manager told Global News. No one was injured and an emergency response plan is in place.
Safeway Fleetwood is expected to remain closed for the rest of the day.
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A restoration crew is on scene, the manager said, and local fire officials will assess the repaired sprinkler once the work is completed.
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Global News has reached out to Sobey’s Inc., which owns and operates 183 Safeways across the country, for comment on this story.
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