Fresno City College partially closes Monday due to water line damage from crash

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno City College is usually buzzing with students, but connected Monday morning, the field was quiet.

"It's usually truly busy, particularly connected Monday, due to the fact that everyone has class," says Christopher Cruz Cruz.

Part of the schoolhouse closed aft a operator mislaid power of their car Sunday evening, smashing into a main h2o line.

Signs were posted astir field alerting students to the buildings that had to adjacent portion the h2o was unopen disconnected for the repair.

Cruz Cruz got an alert astir the partial closure astir 8:30 am.

"I woke up, I was studying for a mathematics test, really and past I saw it was cancelled," helium said.

Fresno plumbing crews could beryllium seen moving to hole the breached equipment.

The clang happened connected Parking Lot K, down the Old Administration Building disconnected Weldon Avenue.

The Fresno Fire Department says a operator went crossed the grass, hitting different parked conveyance and the h2o line.

The section tells Action News they had the metropolis unopen disconnected the water.

It's unclear however the operator mislaid control, but firefighters adhd determination was besides a rider successful the car.

The h2o enactment harm besides postponed Black History Month events that were expected to instrumentality spot wrong the Old Administration Auditorium.

The disruption connected field cancelled 4 of Keith Zack's classes.

"I'm not ace upset astir it but I'm conscionable a small bummed," helium said.

While portions of FCC remained closed, respective different buildings connected field were capable to enactment open, including the caller Science building.

While Monday's closure was an inconvenience for students, they're learning to conscionable rotation with the punches.

"Things happen, and you tin ne'er person afloat power of what happens," Cruz Cruz said.

Fresno City College says it volition proceed to pass the field assemblage astir the concern and immoderate aboriginal incidents done its alert system.

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