Tekoa pipe blast sends mud into swim pool

A blown end-cap from a water main at the Tekoa School District administration building caused a mudslide early Sunday morning. Water from the main cut a trench through an embankment, sending a wall of dirt into the city pool located downhill from the building.

It broke through two building-block retaining walls and a chain-link fence, knocking down a pool light pole.

Tekoa school Maintenance Supervisor Scott Pruitt and engineers from their insurance provider, Clear Risk Management Group, Monday further assessed the damage, which was determined to stem from the blown end-cap under the district...