PITTSBURGH — A water main broke early Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.
The break was reported about 2:30 a.m. on Rossmore Avenue.
Water bubbled up from under the pavement and streamed down the street. Cracks could be seen in the road after the water was shut off.
BREAKING: water main break in Brookline will need repair. Water off, likely impacting homes in the area. I’m live in minutes @WPXI pic.twitter.com/At9aUmAMjY
— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) February 21, 2019
An official from Pennsylvania American Water told Channel 11 that approximately 47 customers were without water service. They expected service to be restored Thursday afternoon.
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