Blown Fire Hydrant Damages Silver Spring House Nearby (PHOTOS)

A fire hydrant that blew off the water main Sunday night in Silver Spring shot water at such high pressure that is caused “significant” damage to a home that was more than 20 feet away.

Washington Suburban and Sanitary Commission spokesman Jerry Irvine told MyMCMedia water from the hydrant crashed through a home’s bay window on Peach Orchard Road causing “significant damage to the home.”

WSSC Spokeswoman Lyn Riggins said the homeowners is on vacation and there is a lot of “water that went into the house.”

Montgomery County Fire officials had just recently de-linked from the hydrant, having used it to fight a house fire on Kings House Road, according to Irvine. A weakness within the pipe caused the hydrant to give way, according o Irvine.

Riggins said about 13 customers in the area were without water for a short time as crews shut it off to do some work. Riggins could not say how many gallons of water gushed from the hydrant.

#WSSC repairs underway replacing blown fire hydrant on Peach Orchard Rd Silver Spring pic.twitter.com/tVuHzoA8i1

— WSSC Water News (@WSSCWaterNews) December 22, 2014

#WSSC crews have a lot of water to pump down after hydrant blew off on Peach Orchard Rd. New hydrant to b installed. pic.twitter.com/b5v9HKVeVE

— WSSC Water News (@WSSCWaterNews) December 22, 2014

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