A punctured water line sent water spewing into the air Monday in Fort Worth, damaging five homes and taking down tree limbs, according to officials. A...
An exposed pipe pictured off Trinity Boulevard on Monday, August 26, 2024. A telecommunications contractor hit a 33-inch water line while drilling in Fort Worth Monday. Water went airborne, damaging five homes, according to the water department.A punctured water line sent water spewing into the air Monday in Fort Worth, damaging five homes and taking down tree limbs, according to officials.
The 33-inch line supplies the majority of the City of Hurst’s water, prompting officials to ask residents to limit water use.An unspecified telecommunications contractor hit the concrete and steel line around 10 a.m. while drilling on the north side of Trinity Boulevard, according to Mary Gugliuzza, spokesperson for Fort Worth Water.This sent the water airborne, Gugliuzza said. As the water came down, it pummeled the roofs of homes on Trinity Vista Trail, damaging five houses.
One home was heavily damaged, Gugliuzza said, and the department is working to find temporary housing for the affected residents while their home is repaired. Shingles were ripped off the roof, and water came through the ceiling, according to Gugliuzza.The water department’s crew was able to close all the valves by 1 p.m., Gugliuzza said.
She said about 20 homes were initially without water, but it was restored by Monday evening. Now, efforts are focused on repairing the damaged water line. “Our priority is to get that water line back in service,” Gugliuzza said. “Our emergency contractor will be working through the night and into tomorrow morning to make the repair as quickly as we can.”Customers in the area may have slightly lower water pressure until the line is back in service, Gugliuzza wrote in a statement. Once repairs are made, she said, it will take time for the line to reload with water.
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