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The water main burst and flooded the street.
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Specifically, the water mains to be replaced run under Liberty Street from Hillside Avenue to Catherine Street, under Beckwith Street from Grove Street to Liberty Street, under the whole length of Catherine Street and under Solfisburg Avenue from Beckwith Street to Crane Avenue, plans show.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Crews are working to repair the water main that caused a road to buckle and water to spew onto the road along Druid Park Drive near Reisterstown Road, according to Baltimore's Department of Public Works (DPW).
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Security footage captured the aftermath — a car passing through the scene and the Seabee sliding down the street in the opposite direction before striking a water main and coming to a stop.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
Pernerewski said the first two hydrants on Bennett Avenue, which are on a six-inch water main, likely became blocked with debris and the residue has gotten inside of the pipes and did not allow sufficient flow.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Crews are working to repair the water main that caused a road to buckle and water to spew onto the road along Druid Park Drive near Reisterstown Road, according to Baltimore's Department of Public Works (DPW).
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Security footage captured the aftermath — a car passing through the scene and the Seabee sliding down the street in the opposite direction before striking a water main and coming to a stop.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
Pernerewski said the first two hydrants on Bennett Avenue, which are on a six-inch water main, likely became blocked with debris and the residue has gotten inside of the pipes and did not allow sufficient flow.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Water main.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20main. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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