With negative temperatures and water leaks, last week proved to be a wild one for City of Girard employees. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, the city notified residents on Facebook that a vehicular accident involving a hydrant left residents experiencing outages or low pressure, forcing city crews to work continually through the freezing temperatures along Buffalo Street on the western side of town. In an update on Thursday morning, Jan. 11, the city said its crews continued to work on multiple leaks caused by the accident. The account noted that the city engaged a third-party contractor to assist the City Electric Department, which was also assisting. “Some members of our Public Works crew put in 18-hour days yesterday (Wednesday, Jan. 10), working until the early morning hours today (Thursday, Jan. 11), and for those showing appreciation for their efforts, thank you,” the city said in its post. “It does wonders for morale. They were delivered hot food and drinks and ate their dinners at the leak.” Several hours following the post on Thursday morning, the city notified residents of a boil order, which served as an advisory due to the massive leak causing many customers to be without water for an extended period. The advisory was rescinded just after 4 p.m. on Friday.
Source: Morning Sun
