People living in the area must expect to be without water for a while. The leak happened right at Vestkanttorget. Water gushes up from the ground after a pipe burst. Photo: Martin Bech – The water has been shut off, so people must be prepared to be without water for a period. But beyond that, we don’t have an overview of the scope yet, says police task leader Tonje Brandrud. At 19:00 on Tuesday, the fire service received a call that there was a lot of water in Tidemands gate. The fire service was met by a lot of water and notified the Water and Wastewater Agency in Oslo Municipality. Water pipe has burst A total of nine fire engines were called out. – It turns out that there is a break in a water line which is the cause of the leak, says Glenn Gulbrandsen of the Oslo Fire and Rescue Service to news. He says they are trying to shut off the water to limit the leak and damage. Work in connection with the water leak at Vestkanttorget. Photo: Ismail Burak Akkan / news – There is a water leak in connection with some digging work, says Brandrud in the police. – We have no control over the water leak, so water is still flowing out. We are working to set up barricades and get rid of the water that has come. We have opened the manhole cover and are trying to get it closed, explains Brandrud. She says they don’t have an overview of the damage yet. Asking motorists to stay away At 20.20 the police write that the municipality still has no control over the water leak. “It is not desirable for vehicles to approach the area where the leak is, therefore the roads are blocked,” writes the Oslo police on Twitter. It was not a smooth ride for this person. Photo: Martin Bech – Have you put up any maps? – It is an overview of the barriers. The water covers a large area, so we have set up barriers between the blocks in both directions, says Brandrud. The emergency services are working to get an overview of the extent of the water leak. Photo: Ismail Burak Akkan / news The water has washed into the basements of the houses in the area. – We go around and notify blocks and housing associations, so that they can contact their own caretakers and get an overview of the extent of the damage, says Brandrud. – Can you say how much water is involved? – No, I don’t have an overview of that. Photo: Martin Bech The water leak is in the area by Vestkanttorget in the Frogner district of Oslo.
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Water leak at Frogner in Oslo – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
