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Photo courtesy/Washington Fire Department ON THE SCENE: Firefighters from all six companies in the county help put out a fire at a home on Grand View Road in Tiger Valley early Saturday morning which gutted the residence.
When one of the other county fire trucks came into town to get more water from one of the town’s 29 fire hydrants—the only fire hydrants in the county—the firefighter didn’t follow proper procedure, according to fire officials.
The firefighter shut off the valve of the hydrant too quickly, sending a “shock” down the main water line, bursting open a pipe on Warren Avenue and leaving a 12-14 foot gash.
The town’s reservoir—all 100,000 gallons—was totally depleted, leaving the town waterless.
With quick, expert work by two men most familiar with the town’s water system, Steve Critzer and Ralph Gheen, the town’s water, except for Warren Avenue, was back on by 10:30 a.m. It was fully restored by 10:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the mayor.
The fire
The inconvenience to the town’s businesses and residents was minuscule compared to the devastating fire at the home of Patricia “Miranda” Plotnick, which gutted her house.
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