Overview
- Two municipal workers were thrown by the jet and suffered minor injuries, were checked by medical staff, and are recovering at home.
- Pumps at the Echeverría plant were reactivated by evening, starting a progressive return of supply with full normalization targeted overnight.
- Authorities report the line was assumed to be depressurized but retained pressure, with a malfunctioning valve cited as the likely cause.
- The intervention is part of a modernization that adds a 500 mm conduit parallel to the existing 750 mm line and installs stronger pumping equipment under a roughly 6,000 million‑peso plan.
- Viral video of the incident drew public attention as the city asked residents to use stored water prudently while reservoirs regained operating levels.