Once again, Gertrudes street was the center of attention. The incident occurred near the intersection with Brivibas street. Two cars moving in the morning stream in a matter of seconds became hostages of the failure. One of the cars still managed to get out, but the second failed almost completely. Since the depth of the sinkhole was more than one and a half meters, it was not without the help of rescuers.
Special services and utilities reacted as quickly as possible. After all, the reason was not just a geological failure, but a break in the heating system. In the early morning, utilities conducted hydraulic tests of the heating system. Dilapidated communications could not withstand the pressure and burst. The flow of water very quickly washed out the ground and created a sinkhole.
At the moment, all the consequences of this incident have been eliminated. According to some data, the heating route that runs in this place has been operated for almost 60 years, so a repeat failure is not excluded. Now utilities will choose the time for testing more responsibly. As for compensation for damage caused to cars, there is already some talk that it is the utilities that will pay compensation.http://fiatforum.lv/http://fiatforum.lv/
