Tenant says rock wall collapse behind Tres Vistas Apartment was caused by water leak

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tenants at the Tres Vistas Apartments were evacuated Sunday after a rock wall collapsed.

Melissa Jackson, a tenant who spoke with ABC-7 said "a water pipe burst and caused lots of leaking" which they say lead to the wall to collapse.

Jackson said other tenants attempted to get in contact with the building manager several times because they were not informed about the situation.

She said eventually first responders eventually showed up and told residents to evacuate.

Jackson said the leak came from the unit above her, went into her apartment and then to the unit below her before contributing to wall's collapse.

ABC-7 reached out to the City of El Paso's Planning and Inspections Department to ask if they will have inspectors checking the structural integrity of the remaining rock wall.

It said the rock wall is on private property, so the owner would address it. Meanwhile, the city would investigate the property to enforce the municipal code. It said the most common results of those investigations result in the city giving a notice of correction or notice of violation to the property owner.

The city said there is an active code enforcement case on the property as of Monday, so the city will start investigating.

This is a developing story, ABC-7 will continue to update information as it's recieved.