Meanwhile, the hospital activated an emergency water plan with Purity Dairies. By nightfall about 2,500 gallons of bottled water had been delivered to the hospital and staff had begun distributing it around the facility and to the nearby Veterans Affairs Hospital, which was also affected. We are hoping this is over very soon. The MTA bus, a relatively new model, received slight damage, Babbitt said. Metro Water Services workers were dispatched to the scene soon after the leak was reported.
Officials are unclear why the water main broke.
Fry said the water system in the affected area suffered a loss of pressure, delaying restoration of service. The thing is, it takes a while for the pressure to build back up. There's a lot of air in the line, and we have to bring the pressure up at a certain rate or we risk blowing another main. Unless there was damage that was not apparent last night, Fry said the water main that burst should be repaired by this morning. Associated Press content is Copyrighted by The Associated Press.