Part of Westfield UTC, an upscale shopping mall in San Diego’s University City neighborhood, became flooded with what looked like brown water on Wednesday afternoon.
Part of Westfield UTC, an upscale shopping mall in San Diego's University City neighborhood, flooded with what looked like brown water due to a water main failure on Wednesday afternoon.
Footage shared on social media shows brown water a few inches deep outside cordoned off stores like Tiffany & Co., lululemon, Warby Parker, Nespresso and L'Occitane en Provence.
Shoppers could be seen walking in the mall past the flooded areas. Video shared with NBC 7 shows one man standing in the moving, flooded waters right outside the Warby Parker store.
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Not long after, the flood waters drained, leaving dried brown spots in the previously flooded areas, footage from SkyRanger7 overhead showed.
The flooding closed at least two stores for about two hours.
Later in the afternoon, the owners of the mall sent NBC 7 the following statement:
"Westfield UTC is currently addressing a water main failure that occurred earlier today off Palm Plaza. While some stores may be temporarily impacted, the center remains open and ready to welcome guests. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we resolve this matter. For immediate updates on current affected retailers, please contact the individual stores directly for most up-to-date operating hours."
