UPDATE (12/16/24 @ 2:45 p.m.): According to the City of Victoria's page on Facebook, Riverside Park has reopened to the public. But, Riverside Golf Course will continue to be closed due to staff dismissal. The original story follows below.
Riverside Park is closed to residents due to a leak in a disinfection treatment line.
On Monday at 10:50 a.m. the Victoria Police Department was alerted to the leak. The leak was caused by shift in the soil. Chlorine dioxide leaked from the treatment line and caused a small fire at Riverside Park, Ashley Strevel, Director of Communications for the city of Victoria, said.òòò½ÊÓƵ
No one was harmed or exposed to the chemical leak and Victoria Fire Department extinguished the fire. Victoria residents should expect no change to their water service. Riverside Park will remain closed until further notice, Strevel said.òòò½ÊÓƵ
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