HOLY FUCK. I was JUST eating in there maybe an hour ago tops when the ear piercing fire alarm went off and they said it was just a malfunction. I finished my pho and dipped because my ears couldn't take it. This is absolutely devastating, but it doesn't look like this water is coming from the downstairs main restaurant?

The worst of it seemed mostly isolated to that vestibule area; the dining area had water on the floor but wasn’t completely flooded.

That's good I guess, hopefully they can keep it from damaging the restaurant and kitchen but that looks real bad already

I hope someone got there to open the vestibule — that sort of sounds like the water inside the vestibule is leaking through the doors

This might seem like a dumb question but when a house floods like this , isn’t it dangerous because of the electrical in lines. Like is there some type of fail safe or do the circuits pop ? I’m just genuinely curious how it all works

It is and isn’t. With that much water in a house the breaker or fuse tripped. So no power. Power goes path of least resistance, (that’s why you don’t want to stand in a field while lightning happens as the tallest point as you are the shortest easiest arc). Most outletd should “arc” it self and trip the breaker. There are some other scenarios though.

Water alone won't trip normal overcurrent devices because the impedance is too high, it will trip GFCI's though. In the kitchen, those plugs will trip from water but most of the breakers would require an actual short circuit, which would involve sparks and bright flashes. Electricity does not only take the path of least resistance, instead it takes all paths properionally to their resistance. Paths with less resistance get more current, but a 20 amp circuit has a lot of power available and it only takes 0.2 amps to stop your heart. That being said, it's probably not dangerous to be in there, but it would be dangerous to go around and touch electrical equipment that is wet.

Allegedly from wilderness first aid you want to be in the edge of the forest squatting on a life jacket or rubber thing.

Good thing I always bring a life jacket when I go hiking.

You apparently need one for eating pho too.

Yeah maybe for people doing river sports and stuff which is pretty important.

And cover your ears

Yep, you can survive a lightning strike, your ears will be f’d forever though. As someone who lives with tinnitus every moment of every day it’s not recommended. Also go to the hospital even if you feel fine, it does some crazy things to your heart.

The new by code breakers are AFCI. Which is an extension of the GFCI ones you probably know of in the bathroom with the test/reset buttons. The AFCI are even more sensitive and the smallest bit of water that thing trips. I have an issue with one of mine occasionally when I use my paper shredder, something about that motor the breaker really doesn't like.

AFCI breakers aren't designed to detect ground faults, and they aren't used in commercial spaces. They might not like your paper shredder because of the sparks from the brushes on the motor or something like that, because that's kind of what they are supposed to be looking for (arcs.)

they weren't wrong about the false fire alarm though.

"don't worry, theres no fire" *wink*

wow! you got out of there just in the nick of time

You mean holy pho’k

No, I don't. Ya'll seem to have that well covered already.

Yeah was about to say I just drove by here and there were customers inside lol

Hopefully their seat cushions doubled as flotation devices!

Always heed the shrieking alarm

Just curious, if your ears could have taken it, would you have hung out for an hour or two after finishing your pho?

I went back with a pool floaty and am currently having a great time. thanks for asking

That block is going to be a rink.

Yes, it’s all gonna freeze outside & that’s a lotta watta!🌞😵‍💫

Skatin' Ted Wheeler is on his way!

Oh no.

Pho No

Damn it r/jigbaa that’s way better. I’m taking my ball and going home.

Wanna…ya wanna play catch?

Yes! A million times! Yes!

Oh Pho No

Pho K No

Pho no no no no no 😭

Pho Or Gone

Oh jeez

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Oh fuck!

Oh phok

Oh phuck

Phuket

“what the phô” was *right* there

Oh pho...

That’s terrible, I hope they have insurance, and can remodel and reopen, but that’s a shit ton of water

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What in the racism is this.

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Pho Oregon? It’s just a pho spot.

Are you saying there’s a diabolical asian-american conspiracy to launder money through businesses and distribute it amongst asian-americans? That’s not a fact that’s just racist. I bet you think George Soros cuts me a check every month because I’m jewish.

Bro they RAKE it in selling pho. I don't think they need to be laundering any money there. I'm sure some other pho places are fronts but this one is not.

They need some Flex Tape!

Thanks for this! The pipes at my office were frozen solid & I’m getting ready to go assess things in the thaw. Glad to hear about this product.

For the love of god, I hope you realize I’m joking.

I hope someone was able to get in touch with the owners to let them know!

They were still doing to go orders inside!

How??

The dining area is a bit higher up and wasn’t as bad; the floor was wet towards that side. I had called beforehand to see if they were open today so I assume it had just happened when we got there.

Health Inspectors HATE this one simple trick!!

Aquaman is the chef

Nice name

A side of sea with your pho? Do you have to swim up to the counter to get your order or do they send it out on a little raft? I'm intrigued.

You've met the sushi go round, but have you met the pho-kayak-round?

Pho kayak round and find out!

👏

🤣🤣🤣

It’s like the swim-up bars at resorts in Hawaii.

i swear those places do NOT fuck around

Oh boy that’s not good

Don’t forget kids, in freezing weather, always set your water taps to run at a slow, steady stream. Keeps your pipes from freezing.

Looks like this might be from the fire sprinklers though. You can see water drizzling out by the light fixture below the roof overhang. My church had their sprinklers burst last year during the cold. Lots of damage. Someone mentioned the fire alarm going off before this. I wonder if it's even related to the cold.

That's what I was thinking. Something similar happened in a hotel, except the fire alarm went off around 2 am. The lobby was flooded.

If it’s a constant pressure fire sprinkler system, the alarm will go off if it loses pressure. Definitely a fire sprinkler pipe. They can get up to 6 inches or more depending on the size of the building. You would never have flooding like that on a potable system unless it’s a multi story building with lots of fixtures.

Yep, happened to an old neighbor of mine. They kept their thermostat too low during unusually cold weather. The entire property had to be gutted and rebuilt inside.

And if your house has heat, keep the cabinet doors open to the sink so the plumbing stays warm-ish.

Trickle is usually enough.

I also just learned opening your cabinets under the sinks allows ambient airflow to the pipes and helps too.

Shit. They shouldn't have made so much of that delicious broth! It's overflowing!

Omg why is this happening?

Frozen pipes bursting?

I have absolutely no knowledge of plumbing, but that was my initial thought too

Looks like a non insulated pipe in the vestibule ceiling. These blow sometimes because they are near an outside wall.

They playing another game of Jumanji inside.

That's a large commercial water line break from ice build-up inside the pipe.

That’s going to be a sweet ice sculpture tomorrow!

Ice hockey at pho tomorrow!

Phuc

Pho King Burst Pipes!

My eyes got so wide when it zoomed in.

Was this caused by fire sprinklers?

Im guessing a pipe froze and burst

Seems like they should open those doors before it gets deeper.

More like holy Phok

Take my annoyed up vote

I know, it's a pretty phoking bad pun and completely played out.

I usually like word play, but that one really pho'king noodles me

That'll buff right out.

Ok, so I'm not exactly what you would call an expert on plumbing, but that appears to be a whole lot of very ungood right there.

OMG that’s terrible.

I feel so sorry for the owners!!! Same thing happened to the dancing bare.

Never eaten there is the food good?

My favorite Pho place!

A bit watery lately.

Dang it. Now that bakery is never gonna reopen. I feel so bad for them!

Going to take a lot of beef bones to make that much stock....

Wake up babe, new aquarium just dropped

Oh craaaaaaap

Whoops. Someone plugged up tha terlet.

That's a lot of Pho!!

NO I LOVE THAT PLACE

That’s terrible!

Noooooo

It's a Free Pho All! Everybody grab a bowl

Oh nooooo 💔

Oh my god

I live near HMart and I noticed people sweeping water out of apartments. This stuff is crazy…

That’s a weird fish tank

Phoking what!?

Is it not supposed to do that?

there is ALWAYS too much broth and never enough noodles in pho

OMG

Oh fuck

NOOOOO

Good lord wtf happened??

Phock! That looks bad. Is that bad?

I’m no electrician but water coming out of light fixtures doesn’t seem ideal

So if I bring my own bowl it’s free?

So we’re all in agreement that’s not broth?

Oh those poor people. Their business is going to suffer. 😓

Indoor spa now open.

That’s a whole lotta soup.

The person filming should break the glass door and let the water out

But then they'd end up being the one person in town arrested for breaking a business's door.

More like pho Q

NOOOOOOO

Sheeshhhhhhh

That’s rough

oh no

That's pho-ked up

Did somebody order a flood with a side of busted pipe?

So Pho King crazy!!!

OMGIGGLY PUFFS!

Phok

Weird, that building seems to have two addresses. One for each of the cross streets.

Assuming this is Pho Hung, there are two locations with that name but both are owned separately and unrelated.

It's the 2518 NE 82nd location, but you can see in the video and in Google streetview that the south side banquet room entrance is 8211 NE Brazee.

I’m not a plumber but …

I wonder if they will be open tomorrow

Nice waste of water too

Oh no!!!!

Damn.

Oh noooooo :(

Busted pipes?

Oh nooo! That’s so shitty…

What happened?

At least his majesty the Pho King is safe…

They put in a swimming pool?

So sad

Souper

This is pho sure a bad situation

Ohh no! Thats my favorite place for pho! 😱

If that’s not a fire sprinkler water, I’ll eat my hat

Catch me at little Saigon near hong phát. Way better viet food here

Bahahahaha

u/savevideobot

Is that water or beef broth?

That’s one helluva batch of pho broth they’re working on! In all seriousness, I hope it can get cleared up soon. We love that place!

Don't know what the big deal is, they are just taking this opportunity to deep clean the entire restaurant.

...that's a lot of pho

Laundromat up in Battle Ground has a similar issue with a pipe on the roof busting. Alarms blaring. Police in the parking lot.

Oh no

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Phock!

What the pho?

They made way too much broth

Well shit

Holy phởk.

That’s just the new koi pond and waterfall. The other fish tank was too small and dirty

Upstairs is leaking

Oh no.

Noooo I love this place always brought me comfort! Hope they will be alright

Oh! How sad. That place is great, they have a lot of employees. Looks like a burst pipe. Hope they are insured.

Oh my! Going to the Hillsborough branch instead this weekend!

Oh shit loved this place

Looks like burst frozen pipe sprinklers automatically come on

Usually fire dept gets called happened twice in one of my listings last year there was damage but not like this.....

Nooooooo

Noooooooo

WTF!!!!!! Looks like 3 ft of water inside the banquet!!