Like clockwork, the thaw brought a new round of problems across North Texas: ruptured water pipes and failing water heaters.
Taylor Small said she was working from her Oak Lawn apartment on Monday when her building’s fire alarm sounded. “Initially thought: oh there’s a fire. Let me get my cat,” she said. “But then I went downstairs, and it was a pipe burst.”
She captured cell phone video showing water leaking through patios and cascading off balconies. She believes the emergency involved both a fire suppression system and burst pipes in a vacant unit. Fortunately, no one was injured, and her unit was not damaged…