SPRING, TX (KTRK) -- A maintenance worker was injured while trying to clean up water that spewed out of a ruptured pipe at a Klein ISD school.
A large heating venting and AC pipe burst on Wednesday morning and flooded the floor of the gym at Klein Collins High School in Spring. The incident also caused the ceiling to start caving in.
A maintenance worker then slipped and fell while cleaning up the mess in the gym. His injuries were severe enough to warrant stitches.
WATERLOO — A broken water pipe at Columbia Forest Long Term Care facility, in Waterloo, caused considerable damage Sunday afternoon as water covered much of the second floor and leaked through ceiling tiles to the main floor and a dining room.
Waterloo firefighters were called to the scene around 4:15 p.m. where they discovered the flood, caused when the elbow in a sprinkler system pipe burst.
The pipe was located in an exterior housekeeping closet that had a large exhaust opening leading to the outside which in turn, allowed the bitterly cold air to come in contact with the pipe.
Firefighters moved quickly, removing a toilet and using squeegees to push the water from the floor into the open drain left by the toilet. The sprinkler system also had to be shut down and all furniture removed to prevent damage. A restoration company was called to fix the damage.
A fire investigators believe was accidental swept through a home in East Petaluma Tuesday night, killing two cats who were inside and causing an estimated $130,000 in damages.
Firefighters responded to a home in the 600 block of Ely Boulevard South around 6:20pm Tuesday to find heavy smoke and fire on the front porch as well as the front room of the house.
Responders extinguished the fire in 10 minutes and were able to rescue two dogs who were inside, but not the cats, who perished in the flames. The family was not home at the time.
Red Cross is helping the family, who have a five-year-old child, find alternate housing. The exact cause of the fire is still pending investigation.
This Afternoon: Occasional rain or drizzle. Areas of fog. High near 37. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind between 17 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind between 14 and 16 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind between 7 and 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind between 6 and 14 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: A chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
