ONE PERSON DEAD AS BOILING WATER FROM BURST HEATING PIPES FILLS THE STREETS IN LUND, SWEDEN
Saturday, February 7, 2015-
LUND, SWEDEN
One person is dead after a burst heating pipe
caused near boiling water to flood streets in Lund, Sweden on Friday. The death
is being blamed on a bus accident that occurred as a result of the flooding,
although police have yet to confirm.
"Units
have reported almost zero visibility," Nils Norling of the Skåne police
said.
Police
responded to reports of the bus accident around 7:15 p.m. local time, an hour
after emergency services determined the source of the leak to be a fractured
district heating pipe in the city centre. While what caused the bus accident is
still uncertain, a witness reported seeing the bus lurching down the street,
out of control, with a mangled bicycle in its wheels.
"When
you see a bus approaching careering in that manner and hear people screaming
and see somebody lying in one place and someone lying in another, then it all
becomes rather overwhelming," Norling added.
Local
residents used wooden pallets to walk in the water after the break, in an
effort to avoid burns.
In
addition to the one dead, seven other people were reported to have injuries
linked to the water break.
Lund
is a town in the southern province of Scania, and houses Lund University,
established in 1666, and stands as one of Scandanavia's largest institutions
for education.