The well water in the hotel suddenly turned 42 degrees Celsius.

A hotel owner in Da Lat opened the well cover to fix the pump and was shocked when hot steam came out.

The well water in Mr. Hoa's hotel is 42 degrees Celsius. Photo: Quoc Dung

On the morning of March 18, while repairing the pump placed under the dug well inbasement of the house, cellMr. Nguyen Van Hoa - owner of a 4-storey hotel in Da Lat - discoveredThe stone covering the well mouth is more than 2 cm thick and warped.

"When the well lid was opened, steam came out. I scooped up a ladle of water and found it was very hot," said Mr. Hoa.

According to Mr. Hoa, the well is 5.5 m deep and was dug 22 years ago.The water is shallow and near many toilets so his family does not use it for daily activities, only pumping it up.4th floor sink for washing cars and watering plants.

"About 3 months ago, while pumping water, I discovered that it was hotter than usual, but I thought it was caused by the hot weather so I didn't check," said the hotel owner.

The stone covering the well mouth, more than 2 cm thick, is warped. Photo: Quoc Dung

That same afternoon, officials from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment came to Mr. Hoa's house to record and use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the water in the well, which was 42 degrees Celsius. Professional agencies took water samples for analysis to find the cause.

According to VNE