Busted pipe causes temporary evacuation of Cornelia Walmart

A busted water line at Walmart leads to evacuation of customers Friday (Submitted by Mack Key)

Frozen pipes that bursts earlier this morning led to a temporary evacuation of customers at Walmart in Cornelia, according to authorities, after temperatures dipped into the low-20s Thursday night.

The incident occurred Friday, Dec. 6.

In photos submitted to Now Habersham, a busted waterline appears to spray toward the parking lot at the front entrance of the store.

Busted pipe appears to spray from Walmart’s front entrance (Submitted by Mack Key)

Cornelia Fire Department was on scene before the incident was resolved just after 9:30 a.m. – when shoppers were allowed back into the store.

There were no injuries reported during the incident.