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An explosive water main break in Fredonia Sunday night sent debris flying, damaging at least two vehicles.
Mayor Michael Ferguson told the OBSERVER that the 12-inch line near Gardner and Johnston streets was repaired around 4:30 a.m. Monday morning. The village Department of Public Works got help on the job from S. St George Enterprises.
However, when the high-pressure line failed Sunday night, "it made a pretty big hole," Ferguson said. "It blew about a five-foot hole in the ground."
A photo submitted to the OBSERVER shows a geyser shooting high up into the air from the rupture.
Ferguson acknowledged that at least two, possibly three, parked vehicles in the area were damaged by debris when the rupture blew rocks out of the ground.
The mayor said there was also localized street flooding toward Ventura Circle, and several basements in the vicinity were flooded.
Ferguson said there was no damage to the village's overall water system. "We reacted as soon as we saw the water drop," he said.
"It was just a very high-pressure line that decided to go," he concluded.