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Cold weather wreaks havoc on water lines, local roadways By DELANEY TARR and ALEX POPP delaney@appenmedia.com alex@appenmedia.com
Vet knows best
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Riva Wolkow, veterinarian and owner of Village Animal Hospital in Dunwoody, stands in the hospital’s lobby Dec. 29. Wolkow opened Village Animal Hospital in April. She also owns Belle Isle Animal Hospital in Sandy Springs, which she opened in 2011. Read story, Page 8.
METRO ATLANTA — Georgia was hit with freezing temperatures on Christmas weekend, leaving residents scrambling to stay warm and protect their plumbing while fire departments and hardware stores were overwhelmed with high demand. In Roswell, the Fire Department received hundreds of calls during the cold snap, nearly five times as many as usual. On Christmas day alone, the department responded to 142 calls. Roswell Fire Public Information Officer Chad Miller said he was shocked to learn many residents didn’t know to turn off their main water line when dealing with possible frozen pipes. He also said some of people’s solutions to the freezing temperatures were even more dangerous. Miller said a structure fire started after a resident tried to heat a frozen pipe outside over a direct flame, accidentally catching their house on fire. He cautioned people against heating frozen pipes with direct flame, and said the safer method is letting warm air circulate
See FREEZE, Page 14