Michael Nien: Naked man arrested for flooding 29-story San Francisco building with fire hose
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: A 29-story luxury building at 100 Van Ness in the Civic Center neighborhood was flooded with water on Tuesday morning, October 11. The San Francisco Police were called to the spot and the trail of water led them to the source of the flood - a gushing pipe in the hands of a naked man who was "drenched in water". He has been arrested on various charges and the investigation is still under progress.
The incident caused a lot of damage to the apartments and the building, besides leaving the elevators out of order and forcing residents to use the stairs to navigate the 29-story building.
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Firefighters were called to the scene at 5.30 am after fire alarms went off. San Francisco Police were called in at 6.12 am. The naked man was immediately detained after firefighters saw him standing with a fire hose in his hand, with water gushing out. Subsequently, residents had to evacuate the building as the massive flood was getting out of control. As reported by Fox News, the suspect is said to be Michael Nien, a 46-year-old resident of the same building. He opened the hose on the 11th floor of the building.
Nien has been arrested on charges of felony vandalism and resisting arrest and has been booked into the San Francisco County jail, according to reports. Pictures taken by Fox News show massive holes in the walls while the ones released by The San Francisco Standard website show the gushing waters that left the entire building in disarray.
One of the residents, Emily Igler, said about the situation, "Water was gushing out. There was like a six-foot tall massive spray of water coming out ten feet down out of the water main." Another resident added, "We're definitely not staying here. Our bedrooms are squishy and there's water everywhere." Other frustrated residents have claimed that the incident has caused significant property damage in the building.