Crews Working To Repair Water Main Break In Moon Township

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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) --- A water main break sent water high into the air in a Moon Township neighborhood early Thursday morning.

Crews were called to the 200 block of McCartney Drive around 2:45 a.m. A powerful stream of water was gushing from the street.

Watermain break in Moon twp... pic.twitter.com/0nhmnDzkKT

— Scott Danka (@dankfloyd) November 16, 2017

The water was battering a house along McCartney Drive, waking up the person living inside. It did not appear to be causing any serious damage to the house.

Update: Roughly 30 customers affected by break on 6 inch line! Could take up to 4 hrs to repair. Crews now on scene. @CBSPittsburgh pic.twitter.com/Cr4dJn20F7

— Meghan Schiller (@MeghanKDKA) November 16, 2017

Crews were on the scene beginning to make repairs around 4 a.m. Water service in the immediate area was disrupted, affecting approximately 30 customers. Workers indicated shortly before 5 a.m. that it could take them up to four hours to restore service.