About 70 properties without water after apparent main break in Philadelphia's Germantown

A possible water main break sent water rushing into a Philadelphia street Tuesday afternoon as crews continued working to clear packed-down ice and snow.

The Philadelphia Water Department said a crew responded to the leak around 11 a.m. About 70 properties don't have water right now, and a 6-inch water main was shut down, a spokesperson for the department said.

Crews are working to find out whether repairs are needed and turn the water back on as soon as possible. The water department is also treating streets and sidewalks affected by leaking water, the spokesperson said.

Chopper 3 flew over Marion and Hansberry streets in the city's Germantown neighborhood and saw multiple snow removal vehicles and workers with shovels trying to move snow and ice away from the rushing water.

We've reached out to the Philadelphia Streets Department for more information as well. 

This is a developing story and will be updated.