Modesto Water Main Break Results In About 90,000 Gallons Lost

MODESTO (CBS13) — A ample h2o main interruption caused large thoroughfare flooding successful a Modesto vicinity aboriginal Wednesday morning.

Modesto metropolis officials accidental the interruption happened astir 2:30 a.m. adjacent the intersection of Whitehorse Drive and Woodrow Avenue. The interruption resulted successful localized flooding astir the neighborhood.

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City crews were capable to get to the country by 3 a.m. and isolated the h2o main interruption astir a half-hour later.

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Repair crews soon recovered that the leak was caused by a 20-foot ace on the magnitude of the pipe. Exactly what caused the tube to ace is unclear.

About 90,000 gallons of h2o is estimated to person been mislaid owed to the break, metropolis officials say.

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The repairs are not expected to beryllium done until the extremity of Wednesday.

CBS13 Staff