Calgary's Bearspaw Main Bursts, Rescuers Save the Day

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to Vancouver News today, powered by AI. Calgary's bare-spaw feeder main burst again on December 30th, 2025, flooding roads near Sarcy Trail and 16th Avenue Northwest. Water surged like a river, straining over a dozen folks on top of their cars, some floating away or trapped inside with kids. Firefighters from the aquatic team arrived fast, but nixed the direct swim in due to swift currents and chute of asphalt. This marked the second rupture on the aging line. Just blocks from the summer 2024 break that triggered a local emergency and water. Restrictions. Dispatch lit up with 911 calls, but the scene was pure chaos on artificial waterway, swallowing vehicles and pathways. Rescuers adapted quick, grabbing inflatable rafts, fill from their breathing canisters, paddling out to ferry people to safety. Acting lieutenant Garrett Scully called it hundreds of split-second calls, need deep and debris battered flow, while his partner eyed the risks of getting swept toward the river.

1:06Stranded drivers lit up with relief seeing help arrive. Police locked down blocks of roads, chopper overhead for light, as city crews hustle to shut the valve. No one got hurt, no fatalities, just smooth extractions despite the stress. Fire crews wrapped with an after-action huddle, marveling at swift water ops on a major highway, prepping smarter for whatever drops next while. Repairs roll on the line.