Burst heating pipe caused near boiling water to flood the streets of Swedish city

A burst heating pipe caused near boiling water to flood the streets of a city in Sweden. Large quantities of water of around 88 degrees poured out of the pipe, turning Sankt Laurentiigatan in Lund into a river at around 6pm on Friday.



Emergency services determined the source of the leak to be a fractured district heating pipe in the city centre. Energy firm Kraftringen posted on its website: "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".



The area was cordoned off while the leak was dealt with. The water caused a cloud of hot steam which cloaked the street, reducing visibility to a minimum. "Units reported almost zero visibility," said Nils Norling at Skåne police.


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Local residents were seen using wooden pallets to walk precariously down the flooded streets to avoid the risk of burning themselves. "I don't know what I can say. It is totally crazy. There is water everywhere. It's unreal," witness Lina Aspegren said.

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