Customers of the Magnolia Plantation Water System are without water Friday afternoon after a "catastrophic" incident at the water plant.
System officials announced that the water was out because of "catastrophic damage to the pressure tank."
Around 1:30 pm, the 28 year old pressure tank exploded. It's still unclear what caused the explosion.
The system serves a portion of Vermilion, Iberia, and Youngsville.
"We are working to restore water as soon as possible. Once water is restored a BOIL ORDER will be mandatory," a release states. The city of Abbeville is outsourcing the water for those affected.
Nearby residents describe the sound like a bomb going off. Derrick Johnson's wife was at home when it happened. "She was in the house and it sounded like a bomb went off, it shook the whole house and she came outside. The neighbor next door were all outside trying to figure out what happened and you couldn't see anything or hear anything else but she said it was very loud," he said.
