Updated at 4 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A water main break has left a muddy mess in East Mount Airy. At least 80 people on Slocum Street, near Lowber Avenue, don’t have running water.
The water is no longer flowing onto the street, but the roads are covered in a thick sheet of mud. There is a hole in the middle of the street with a pool of muddy, brown water in it.
Philadelphia Water Department officials said an 8-inch main broke.
The department estimates service will resume for residents at 5:30 p.m.
At least 80 people are currently without running water
At least 80 people are currently without running water
