A water main break in the 800-block of Lakewood Drive sent torrents of muddy water flooding onto a main bike route and into the Templeton Secondary School sports field Friday morning. According to a nearby resident, a small leak which was was reported to the City of Vancouver on May 4, exploded into a major gusher this morning. Vancouver's director of water and sewer told CBC that it usually takes two weeks for the crews to respond to reports of water main leaks. Fire Hall 9 crew members were first on site and attempted to shut off the water main. So we do have a renewal program to replace the pipes, but occasionally some of them will rupture due to soil conditions," he said.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2019 23:15 UTC