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Show n Thursday, October 25, 2007 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Page 19 irem mall sustained over $1 ama Grace Leonq DAILY HERALD More than $ 1 million in property damage may have been sustained by University Mall after a water main broke in early September, flooding flood-ing more than 50 stores and businesses on the east side of the Orem mall, according to preliminary estimates by a mall manager on Monday. Estimates for inventory damage dam-age sustained by the affected stores and businesses weren't immediately available. Of the 50-pIus affected stores, the worst hit were Foto genix, Maurice's and Urban Wear, all of which were located lo-cated closest to the Tree House children's play .area where the water main broke and flooded the area with hundreds of thousands of gallons of water wa-ter and mud. The three stores had to be temporarily relocated to other spaces within or near the mall while the damaged area undergoes reconstruction over the next few months. More than 6,500 square feet of property formerly occupied by the three stores will have to be rebuilt, said Rob Kallas, University Mall's general manager. man-ager. Rebuilding costs for the three stores are expected to total $600,000, he said. "When the underground water main fractured, the resulting high water pressure raised the floor beneath the three stores by about 9 inches, causing the walls to buckle. The concrete floors, which are about 4 inches thick, are going to have to be cut up, removed, and new concrete will have to be poured in. We've already begun tearing up the insides of the three stores. We have to remove the ceilings and walls to get to the concrete floor," Kallas said The cause of a 10-foot-long crack along the water pipe, which resulted in the massive flooding, is still unknown, he said. "But the pipe will be removed re-moved when we start to remove the concrete over the next few weeks, and it'll be sent to a metallurgical lab for analysis," he said The rebuilding rebuild-ing is expected to be completed by January. The Tree House is also being be-ing dismantled and relocated to a much larger area within the mall near the entrance to Mervyns, Kallas said. "We're doubling the size of the Tree House, moving it to a 5,000-square-foot area near Mervyns' entrance inside the mall. We'll also be adding more interactive play items like slides," he said Damage estimates University Mall is still awaiting await-ing final figures on property damage from its insurance company, Travellers Insurance, Insur-ance, Kallas said. "Our property damage may well be over $1 millioa Most of the repair work involves replacing replac-ing eight or nine inches of sheet rock from the bottom of the floors of the affected stores. A few stores found the be- M in property d Tips for a safe Halloween NORTH COUNTY STAFF Halloween is almost here and soon ghosts, witches and super-heroes of all shapes and sizes will be out and about.. ' The following safety tips for children and parents from the American Red Cross and American Academy of Pediatrics Pedi-atrics will help ensure that all children have a safe and fun Halloween. I Walk, slither and sneak on sidewalks, not in the street. I Look both ways before crossing the street to check for cars, trucks and low-flying brooms. Cross the street only at corners. Don't hide or cross the street between parked cars. I Wear light-colored or reflective-type clothing so you are more visible. Add reflective reflec-tive tape to dark costumes. Put reflective tape on bikes, skateboards and brooms, too! I Plan your route and share it with your family. 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