Water plant shut down by computer glitch
Event Year: | 2010 | Reliability: | Confirmed |
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Country: | United States | ||
Industry Type: | Water/Waste Water | ||
Description: | A computer shut down in the plant caused water processing to stop. The water continued to be pumped into the building from the resevoir causing the water to rise up from a manhole across the street from the plant. |
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Impact: | Water processing stopped as a result of a computer glitch. The continual pumping of water from the resevoir intothe plant caused water to flow out of a manhole onto the street. |