The Chronicle‘s Kevin Moran reports that Mecom Fountain got soaped earlier:
People driving by the historic Mecom Fountain might have mistaken it for a bubble machine this morning because someone dumped detergent or some other soap stuff in the water overnight.
The fountain was expected to be shut down and checked for possible soap containers, then restarted after city workers treat the water with an anti-foaming agent, said Estella Espinosa, spokeswoman for the Houston Parks and Recreation department.
Whatever was added to the water is not expected to harm the fountain, located at the intersection of Main and Montrose, Espinosa said.
Dumping “some other soap stuff” in the fountain is at least less harmful than ripping out all the lights and copper wiring.
