A family in Vista was forced out of their home early Wednesday morning after a water main broke, flooding their house and sending water gushing into the surrounding streets.
According to officials, the water main busted at around 2 a.m. in the 2200 block of Buena Creek Road, directly impacting one home occupied by a mother, father and their two children.
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The mother, who only wished to be identified as Jessica, told NBC 7 she woke up in the middle of the night to what she thought was rain but soon realized what she was hearing was the sound of water rushing into her house.
“It told my husband, ‘It’s raining.’ I got up and noticed water coming in. When my husband got up, he opened the door and it just started gushing in. We called 911. There was nothing else we could do,” Jessica recounted.
As thousands of gallons of water poured into the family’s home, it soaked couches, chairs and valuables in its path. The water also flooded the streets for about two hours before crews were able to shut off the water.
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Crews were called in to pump the water out of the family’s home and the family was forced to evacuate. Red Cross reported to the scene to assist the displaced residents.
Officials shut down Buena Creek Road at Hidden Oaks Trail so crews could work on cleaning up the area. Part of the road where the water main broke was caved in and too dangerous to allow motorists to drive through.
Crews and county officials said the road would remain closed to traffic for the rest of the day between South Santa Fe Avenue and Monte Vista, impacting some commuters.
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Several other residents in the area were also left without water service for several hours as crews worked to repair the main break, which broke in three different places.
