Water line break causes flooding at Regional Medical Center in San Jose

ByLauren Martinez KGO logo
Monday, December 2, 2019
Water line break causes flooding at San Jose hospital
Water poured inside Regional Medical Center in San Jose after a water line broke, creating quite a mess.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Regional Medical Center in San Jose is recovering from flooding inside of the hospital.

Repairs are currently underway for the leak.

Video shows water pouring inside the building a creating quite a mess.

First responders and staff moved medical equipment out of the way so it wouldn't get damaged.

The spokesperson for the hospital says a waterline in tower 3, the oldest part of the hospital, failed and caused minor water damage near a service elevator. He says it occurred in an administrative area and no patients were affected.