14 DAY TRIAL // Towards the end of last week, on Friday, a heating pipe in the city of Lund in Sweden broke and near-boiling water started gushing out of it. The water ended up flooding local streets and brought the city to a standstill.
For the time being, it is unclear why it was that the heating pipe burst open. An investigation is ongoing and authorities promise that it is only a matter of time until they get to the bottom of this freak incident.
The water that flooded the city was insanely hot
The water that flooded the city of Lund in Sweden last Friday had a temperature of about 88 degrees Celsius (190 degrees Fahrenheit). True, it wasn't hot enough to boil carrots, but it was surely hot enough to make a cup of tea or at least some instant coffee.
Reports say that, looking not to burn themselves while walking around the city, some guys and gals put wooden pallets on the ground. Meanwhile, authorities shut down the pipe responsible for the flood and got to work trying to contain the water.
“We ask you to be very attentive to the water from the district heating leakage and avoid coming into contact with this as it has a temperature of 88 degrees,” local energy firm Kraftringen wrote in an official statement.
The flood is believed to have caused several accidents
The thing about hot water is that, more often than not, it is accompanied by Steam. Hence the fact that, not long after the heating pipe burst open, visibility was greatly reduced in the city of Lund.
Authorities believe that it was because of the steam rising from the ground that, late in the afternoon, a bus driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a group of pedestrians, killing a man and injuring 7 others, The Local informs.
Following this accident, the 7 people that got hit by the bus were rushed to the local Skåne University Hospital, where doctors looked at their wounds and treated them. Apparently, neither of these pedestrians suffered life-threatening injuries.
As mentioned, an investigation into how and why the heating pipe broke and spilled hot water onto the streets of Lund is now ongoing. Here's hoping it will not be long until more information is made available to the public.
