Water main break in Norristown prompts some residents to evacuate
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.
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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.
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