Broken pipe sends water out window, down steps of apartment building

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PITTSBURGH — Water ran out of a window and down steps of an apartment building in Homewood North after a pipe broke early Wednesday morning.

The incident was reported shortly after 12:30 a.m. at the building on Nolan Court.

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The water quickly started to freeze amid bitterly cold temperatures. A salt truck was brought in to treat the area.

A woman told Channel 11 News she and her family are receiving assistance from the Red Cross because they are unable to return to their home.