Residents evacuated from flooded Turlock apartments

Authorities helped residents, including a tenant who can’t walk, get out of a flooded apartments near the California State University, Stanislaus, campus early Sunday.

The flooding occurred at an apartment complex in the 900 block of West Monte Vista Avenue, across the street from the campus.

At 12:55 a.m., the Turlock Fire Department responded to reports of major flooding at the apartment complex. Firefighters arrived and found a major water leak in an interior stairwell, according to a department news release.

The firefighters assessed the leak and turned off several water mains to stop the flowing water. They also turned off electricity to the west side of the complex because of the flooding.

Turlock police officers helped the firefighters get residents out of the flooded apartments. They had to rescue one nonambulatory tenant from a first-floor apartment as the water was rising, fire officials said.

An ambulance remained at the apartment complex until it was determined there were no reported injuries.

Fire officials said an apartment manager was at the complex, making all the necessary arrangements to help displaced residents find a temporary place to stay at nearby hotels, vacant apartments and dorms.

Investigators had not yet determined the cause of the water leak.

This story was originally published January 14, 2018 at 10:49 AM with the headline "Residents evacuated from flooded Turlock apartments."