Norristown crews scramble to restore service after large water main break
Hundreds of people in Norristown lost water, including several Montgomery County offices, after a large water main broke Monday morning.
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Hundreds of people in Norristown lost water, including several Montgomery County offices, after a large water main broke Monday morning.
A second water main break on East Marshall Street in connection to a larger water main break on Penn and Cherry streets called staffers at a local preschool to step up to the plate.
Just after 4 a.m., the city's fire department posted on Facebook that a large water main break at Penn and Cherry streets was flooding multiple nearby roads.
Salt trucks were called to the intersection of 27th and Poplar streets in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood early Monday morning after a water main break spilled water into the street.
Fire officials said multiple road closures will likely remain in effect throughout most of the day as crews work to repair a 16-inch water main break in Norristown Monday. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/large-water-main-break-norristown-some-residents-evacuate/
Some residents are evacuating their homes Monday morning after a water main break in Norristown. The city's fire department said just after 4 a.m. that due to a large water main break at Penn and Cherry streets, northbound Markley Street is flooded and closed at Main, Penn, Cherry and Ann streets.
Water has been restored to dozens of residents in Philadelphia's Holmesburg neighborhood. A six-inch main broke sending water gushing onto the street. There were no reports of any residential flooding from this break.
A water main break that caused part of Kings Highway to buckle has been fixed and the road was repaired.
A water main break on a major South Jersey road disrupted commutes to work and school Tuesday morning, and the evening commute will likely be impacted with detours around the break.
New Jersey American Water reports that there are about 50 customers without water after a main break broke around 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Some residents are without water after a 120-year-old water main broke Wednesday morning in Philadelphia.
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Service has been restored in Plymouth Township after a water main break Sunday morning, police said.
Service is now restored to dozens of customers after a major water main break in Manayunk.
Madeleine Wright reports.
Water rushed downhill on Conarroe Street and left behind a mess Wednesday after a water main break. Madeleine Wright reports.
Water rushed downhill on the 100 block of Conarroe Street in Manayunk after a water main burst around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Chandler Lutz reports.
The 16-inch water main break happened at 3 a.m. near Goodnaw Street and the Boulevard.
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