In Marblehead, the house that dialed for help

A house that endured a leaking pipe for many months dialed 911 on Wednesday, finally bringing town officials to the rescue.

The homeowner gone — no one yet knows where — the house likely sprang a leak during a past freeze and began spraying water all over. Water came down inside the walls and through the ceiling, said Health Director Wayne Attridge. The (wood) floors have buckled. The ceilings are sagging. It filled the basement with (5 feet of) water — via redwolf.newsvine.com