BEND, Ore. (AP) — A water main break in downtown Bend, Ore., shot water 70 feet into the air, flooding several homes.
City officials tell KTVZ that a 12-inch water main broke near Riverside Boulevard and Kansas Avenue around 3:15 a.m. Thursday, flooding the area with about 2,000 to 3,000 gallons a minute. Streets around the break were closed as city crews worked in knee-deep water to stop the flow, an effort that took about an hour.
KTVZ reports the garage at one home caved in and a tree was split apart.
Homeowner Greg Ross says he looked out a window “and saw this geyser shooting 70 feet into the air.”
