IT’S BEEN A TOUGH WEEKEND SO FAR for municipal water mains. Late Friday night in Baltimore, Maryland, a 12-inch main broke in sub-freezing temperatures sending a literal geyser of 30 ft. high flooding the neighborhood.
WMAR-TV Ch.2 got some video of the display:
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, a main broke around 8:30 pm Saturday night creating an instant flood and opening up a 10-ft.-wide sinkhole that led to the authorities mandating an evacuation of the neighborhood as a precaution. Several streets in the area were flooded also and had to be closed. Water rushing into the underground conduits led to a power outage, thus complicating life for those who live in the area.
Associated Press has some raw video of the San Francisco problem:
Also on FireGeezer…
- “Gentleness and Strength” (video added) – June 12, 2011
- Traffic Cones Are For The Little People – February 20, 2012
- 5-Alarms Working in San Francisco – December 22, 2011
- Urban Firefighter Magazine Issue 5 – July 18, 2011
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