Basement leak... ugh!

I went into a basement storage room this morning, after freeing the stuck door, and found the carpet drenched from wall to wall, with a large six inch wide dimple on the ceiling. Not sure when it started, as I don't go in there very often. So much for the breakfast/walk routine. Frantically moved piles of stuff to other rooms. Safeco Insurance recommended a plumber and a water damage mitigation company. The first guy from the plumbing company came to evaluate - he pointed his infrared camera up, noted that there's a large area of cold (ergo wet) ceiling, and notified his company that they need to send the plumber to find and fix the probable leak.

Funny, haha 😞😡😬 that this water mess is happening at the same time I'm worrying about Dad and Adele in the path of Hurricane Irma. I guess we might have bad water Kharma in our family right now.

Update 9/7: Ugh. Didn't sleep well, after yesterday's water leak event. The bad news yesterday, was that the plumber got backed up (haha) and couldn't get to the house, and finally had to reschedule for late this morning. So, it was difficult to sleep very well, with the problem hanging out there unresolved. The plumber finally arrived, tore into the soggy ceiling, and found and fixed the leak, which was a pinhole in a hot water line. Replaced about six feet of copper line at the joints. Yay? The water damage mitigation guys will come tomorrow morning.

Update 9/8: The water damage mitigation folks lifted the carpet, and started the process of dehumidifying. Will check back tomorrow.

Update 9/9: The water damage mitigation folks came back this morning, pronounced the carpet bone dry, announced a negative asbestos test result for the ceiling, cut out the remaining moist ceiling drywall, and left warm air blowing up there to dry it out. They will probably be done tomorrow.

Update 9/10: The water damage mitigation folks came back this morning, tested for moisture in the ceiling and found none, and took their equipment out. I guess now I need to find someone to replace, texture, and paint the ceiling drywall.