Water main break undermines Manhattan street

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) -- A water main break has compromised part of a street in Manhattan.

The water main broke around 8 a.m. Wednesday on 20th Street at Fifth Avenue in Chelsea.
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The water remains underground, but there is street undermining.

The Department of Environmental Protection was on the scene, and excavation work was underway.

By 3 p.m., officials said repair work was ongoing and water had been restored to all but one business.

There are no injuries reported.
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