KYOTO, May 03 (News On Japan) - A giant water column erupted Thursday near Gion in Kyoto, possibly due to a burst water pipe, exceeding the height of a four-story building.
The person who captured the event on video remarked, "The water column was incredibly powerful and shot up high into the sky. A massive volume of water. I was a bit shocked and didn't know how serious the situation was."
The site is located near Gion, one of Kyoto's famed tourist spots. The spectacle even stopped kimono-clad women in their tracks, leaving them astonished.
It is believed that a water pipe had burst, and although the water was soon brought under control, about 90 households in the vicinity experienced water outages.
According to the police, construction work on a hotel was being carried out at the site where the water spout occurred.
Source: ANN