Extreme cold across the Prairies that forced people and even penguins inside over the holidays is loosening its bone-chilling grip. The sudden temperature change has led to dozens of calls about burst water pipes at homes and businesses. Edmonton firefighters responded to dozens of burst pipes Monday night to Tuesday morning. As temperatures warmed up, the pipes are bursting,” Robert Bend, Edmonton’s fire rescue district chief, told Global News. “Definitely when we have an extreme cold for an extended period of time, we do see a lot of issues with frozen pipes,” Carol Henke, the fire department’s public information officer, told CTV.

Source: National Post January 02, 2018 19:41 UTC