Burst pipe floods cafeteria at KL court complex for third time

The cafeteria at the Jalan Duta Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur was flooded when a pipe burst and the ceiling collapsed. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, September 25, 2015.

For the third time since 2007, the cafeteria at the Jalan Duta Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur has been flooded due to leaky pipes.

Patrons who arrived at the cafeteria of the RM270 million court complex when it opened at 8am this morning found the water level up to their ankles.

It is understood the leak was caused by a burst water pipe near a grocery shop at the cafeteria, causing a section of the plaster ceiling to collapse.

\One of the patrons, Osman Arifin, 38, said he was taken aback when he saw the cafeteria floor inundated with water when he went there at 8.10am.

"I saw large gaps in the ceiling with broken pieces scattered on the floor near a grocery shop within the cafeteria.

"As a result, I had my breakfast outside the court premises," he said.

At 11am, the courthouse management covered the large hole in the ceiling with plastic sheets to carry out repair works.

The grocery shop remained closed.

However, the food outlets and a post office at the cafeteria resumed operations after the floor dried.

In May 2007, the cafeteria was affected by burst pipes and a collapsed ceiling – less than a month after it began operating.

A similar incident had occurred in June 2010. – Bernama