Overview

• Neighbors reported water streaming onto Calle Torrijos around 2:45 a.m., prompting a municipal fire response that was assessed on site as low impact.
• The Obispado said firefighters did not enter the monument because a night guard had already cut the supply after spotting a leak from an accessible restroom.
• The Cabildo attributed the incident to a broken cistern hose, noted that water was mopped up and the part replaced, and classified the event under the site’s flood-risk protocols.
• Police forensics are finalizing their report on the August 8 blaze, with the leading hypothesis pointing to an electrical short in a floor-cleaning machine stored near the Puerta de San Nicolás.
• Critics renewed calls to remove restrooms and storage from sensitive areas of the Quibla, while the Cabildo advances emergency conservation and plans autumn upgrades such as water-mist suppression and off-site storage.