Overnight lows below zero took their toll on at least one set of Connecticut businesses.
A set of storefronts at the Windsor Locks Commons all found their floors flooded around midday on New Year’s Day.
It all began when a fire sprinkler pipe froze and burst at the Kingdom Harvest Fellowship, the fire department said.
"Literally we had water in here. It was like a lake," Pastor Alain Fournier told NBC Connecticut.
The water spread to a pair of neighboring businesses, including the Windsor Locks Diner and a convenience store.
All the businesses plan to reopen Tuesday, Jan. 2. The only hitch will be if the fire suppression system does not work.
The burst pipe forced the landlord for the property to call in a crew to repair the fire sprinkler system. The crew was there around 5 p.m. New Year’s Day, and Fournier said it seems to be back in working shape, for now.
