A major water main break on Wednesday afternoon on South 17th Street in Allentown sent a flood through the neighborhood and led to two vehicles sinking below the road surface, authorities say and Facebook videos show.
The break in the huge pipe was reported about 12:25 p.m., according to a Lehigh County dispatcher, between Walnut and Union streets.
See a Facebook video here. (Note: Some of the language may not be suitable for all listeners.)
Widespread losses of water service extended to Center City and through the West End, city police and the Lehigh County Authority said. There was no immediate timetable for restoration of full service. Residents were told not to use water if possible and to stay away from the neighborhood due to traffic disruptions caused by the flooding and repair work, the authority said.
Susan Sampson from the water authority said it was a 30-inch main that broke. The line serves communities outside the city as well, the authority said.
The first job was to isolate the leak and shut off the water to the main, Sampson said, which the authority later added had been accomplished.
Repairs were underway Wednesday afternoon, the authority said. The cause of the break was not immediately determined.
An authority employee schooled in Geographic Information System mapping was attempting to gauge how widespread the service problems are, she said. They are also weighing earlier customer reports about water conditions, she said. But customers with no water or brown, cloudy water should refrain from phoning the authority now due to high call volume, a news release said.
Allentown police reported shortly before 6 p.m. most water service had been restored but that road closures remained in the area of the break.
Additional updates were to be be posted on the authority’s website and Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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