Pipe burst turns Frisco church parking lot into ice rink

Pipe burst turns Frisco parking lot into ice rink | RAW

Video from SKY 4 shows the parking lot at a Frisco church covered in a layer of thick ice because of a broken water pipe.

FRISCO, Texas - The freezing temperatures turned a Frisco church parking lot into a de facto ice rink on Friday morning.

Frisco frozen parking lot

What we know:

Early Friday morning, an underground water pipe burst outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Coit Road in Frisco, covering the parking lot in Frisco in a thick layer of ice.

It didn't cause any building damage, but several trees were weighted down with a few broken limbs. Icicles could be seen hanging from light poles.

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What they're saying:

Video from SKY 4 showed curious people slipping and sliding around. Many stopped to take pictures.

"It looks like snow, but it's ice. Really quite slippery, not as fun as good powder," said James Archibald.

"Everybody parking and take pictures here," someone who stopped to see the spectacle told FOX 4.

"I've never seen this kind of ice on the trees," another spectator said.

Burst pipes lead to icy messes

Carrollton water leak leads to massive icy mess

Freezing temperatures caused the water from a burst pipe on Luna Road in Carrollton to freeze, covering the road, cars and power lines with ice.

It was the same story on Thursday in Carrollton, where a burst pipe led to roads, cars, and power lines covered in ice.

City officials said a connector between two pipes failed in the bitter cold, and the water started gushing out along Luna Road sometime late Wednesday night. By the time a crew shut the water off at 3:30 a.m., the street looked like a scene from ‘Narnia.’

Dallas-Fort Worth plumbers and restoration companies have been scrambling to help people dealing with a similar problem inside their homes and businesses.

"Water was flowing everywhere. Everywhere," said Gigi Howell, a manager who got the call about a burst pipe in the kitchen at JD’s Hamburgers in Fort Worth. "Lots of squeegees. Lots of manpower."

Omar Ramos was preparing to leave for a work trip when water started pouring into his Downtown Dallas apartment.

"I turn around, and it’s water coming down the wall in my living room," he recalled. "The big fear is obviously the water damage in the walls."

What to do if you have a burst pipe

What you can do:

The key to mitigating damage after a frozen pipe burst is acting quickly.

Make sure you know where your main water valve is and that you have the proper tools on hand to shut it off.

Experts warn that mold can form if a water leak goes undetected for too long.

Call a plumber and restoration company for help fixing the problem and cleaning up the mess.

Be sure to also take pictures if you plan to file an insurance claim.

Warm and sunny forecast

Tired of the freezing temperatures? Friday is the final day of bitter cold before things start to finally warm up.

According to the FOX 4 Weather team, temperatures will inch above freezing on Friday but won’t rise much beyond that, staying in the 30s throughout the afternoon.