Southeast Calgary street flooded after water pipe bursts

Water floods and freezes on SE street Fire and utility crews have been kept busy with burst water pipes, Mark Villani has more...

The freeze, thaw cycle is impacting water pipes in the city and fire and utility crews were called out once again after a water pipe burst and flooded a street in the southeast on Tuesday evening.

Emergency crews were called to 21 Avenue and 43 Street SE at about 10:30 p.m. after water started filling up the street.

The water is quite deep in places and crews have blocked off the area.

It is unclear how many homes may have been affected or if the water has been shut off in the area.

Another pipe burst in the northwest area on Wednesday morning.

Crews responded to the 4500 block of Namaka Crescent N.W. just after 2:30 a.m.

The water was shut off while crews worked in the area.

Fire and utility crews have been called out several times in recent weeks for flooding from burst pipes.

The city says frozen water lines and pipes can be avoided with a few precautions:

For more information on frozen water lines, click HERE.