The rupture of a water pipe recorded on the night of this Thursday, October 8, on Carrera Séptima and Calle 123, in front of a Texaco service station, in the north of Bogotá, caused a strong leak that reached several meters high. According to preliminary reports, the water pressure would have caused the roof of the gas station to fall.
#BOGOTÁ. They report a large water leak due to the breakage of a pipe in the loc/Usaquén, Carrera 7 with Calle 125, direction South-North. The presence and immediate intervention of @AcueductoBogota is requested to address the emergency. Drivers are advised to travel with caution through the area.
— Happens in Bogotá | Mr Bacca🐮 (@PasaenBogota) October 9, 2026
Videos show the force of the water leak in Bogotá
The images spread on social networks show a large amount of water that comes out under pressure from the side of Carrera Séptima and rises. several meters above the road. The recordings also show how the liquid spreads over the roadin the midst of the registered emergency in this sector of the north of the capital.
🚨 URGENT | I request immediate support from the competent entities in the event of the rupture of a water pipe on Carrera 7 and Calle 124, in front of the Texaco service station. The emergency would have even caused the roof of the gas station to fall. Urgent attention is required to avoid further risks and protect citizens! @AcueductoBogota @IDIGER @alcaldiausaquen @CarlosFGalan @GobiernoBTA
— Jesús Araque (@araqueconcejal) October 9, 2026
The videos allow you to appreciate possible damage to the roof of a nearby structurewhich would correspond to a service station, as well as effects that a parked vehicle would have suffered. However, so far it has not been officially confirmed. extent of material damage nor if the force of the water caused part of the roof to detach.
It is also not known if there were any injuries or if other establishments and vehicles were affected by the flooding.
🔴 Serious flooding affected streets in Carrera 7 in the north of Bogotá: pipe failed and water shot out; would have knocked down the roof of a gas station. ⚠️ The images show the magnitude of the leak and the flooding of the road, while citizens reported difficulties in traveling through the sector. The details: https://t.co/2t0HOcWiT8
— EL TIEMPO (@ELTIEMPO) October 9, 2026
Mobility reported flooding between streets 124 and 127
While the recordings showed the magnitude of the incident, the District Mobility Secretariat reported on its official channels that constant rains and a failure in a pipe They had caused flooding in the corridor of Carrera Séptima and Calle 127.
The entity reported road damage between streets 124 and 127, in both directions of circulation. For those who needed to move around the sector, he recommended using Alternate routes: Carrera Novena and 116th Street.
Emergency !! Race 7 with 122 in Bogotá a water main pipe broke and a big flood!! @BomberosBogota @Bogota @CarlosFGalan https://t.co/WctWra4aFz
— Fredy Guevara (@fgu2020) October 9, 2026
The flood spread along a section of this road corridor and made traffic difficult, according to the official report. The situation occurred in an area where work related to the green corridor project is also progressing, although A relationship has not been established between the works and the pipeline failure.
#EMERGENCY. The sudden rupture of a water pipe at cra 7 and 124, north of Bogotá, caused a monumental traffic jam that kept the road completely blocked. Firefighters, Police and Civil Defense are on the spot attending to the situation to restore mobility. https://t.co/5A7bIqHLzt
— Colombia Oscura (@ColombiaOscura) October 9, 2026
Aqueduct controlled the leak and suspended water service in Usaquén
After the emergency, the Bogotá Aqueduct and Sewerage Company (EAAB) reported, through an official statement, that its technical and operational teams they controlled the leak recorded in a high pressure pipe.
“The technical and operational teams of the Bogotá Aqueduct and Sewer Company -EAAB- They controlled a water leak recorded tonight in a high-pressure pipe“said the entity in the document.
Emergency at this time in the north of Bogotá on Cra 7 with 125 @Bogota @AcueductoBogota @BomberosBogota https://t.co/S1VbzW4Vej
— CAROLINA OLIVER (@Ana_Caroliver) October 9, 2026
The company explained that, to respond to the emergency, it was necessary carry out maneuvers on the northeastern main line, which forced suspend the water supply in some sectors of Usaquén.
Regarding the origin of the damage, he specified that “the causes that caused the damage are the subject of investigation by EAAB experts“.
While repairs are underway, the suspension of service It includes the area between 119th Street and 198th Street, from Carrera Séptima to Carrera 10 Este.
Among the affected areas and neighborhoods are:
- Usaquén New
- Unicerros
- Medina Forests
- Pine Forests
- Soratama
- The Code
- Santa Ana Oriental
- New Horizon
- The Border
- The Fold
- Buenavista
- Horizons
- North Hills
- Tibabita 2
- Eastern Barrancas
- Delicias del Carmen
We inform the public that the IDU, the construction contractor’s personnel, @sectormovilidad and @AcueductoBogota are attending to the emergency due to the impact of a pipeline on Carrera Séptima and Calle 123. The valve has already been closed and repair work on the pipeline breakout began immediately. Damage caused by this incident will be repaired by the construction contractor. Tank trucks will be available to supply water service in the affected sectors while the repair is underway. It is estimated that the pipe will be repaired tomorrow, Friday, before noon.
— IDU Bogotá (@idubogota) October 9, 2026
Tank trucks will supply the affected sectors
To serve users during the suspension, the EAAB enabled the water supply through tank trucks. In the statement, the company indicated that the “service can be requested at Acualínea 116.”
Gentlemen, Bogota Aqueduct @AcueductoBogota, it’s already been 1 hour wasting water in Carrera 7 with 123 in Bogota https://t.co/tpvhlo3uQu
— Juan David Lopera (@JuanDlopera) October 9, 2026
The entity also announced that will prioritize the care of medical centers and spaces with a high concentration of people. “Priority will be given to clinics and places with a high concentration of people,” he stated in the document.
We still don’t know if it was due to the work on 7, but at the Texaco pump, a pipe exploded that has flooded the streets between 126 and 123, between Carrera 7 and 9. We need urgent help @AcueductoBogota @CarlosFGalan @idubogota premises, houses and buildings are flooding https://t.co/r7JSoKMnqX
— Santa Barbara Oriental (@SantaBaOriental) October 9, 2026
Regarding the restoration of the service, the company indicated that, according to the work schedule, “the service would be restored on the night of this Friday October 9“. Likewise, he assured that he will report on the progress of reparations through its institutional channels.
Andrés Felipe Bejarano Bejarano
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