What to Know
- A water main break flooded a Brooklyn block early Sunday morning, the FDNY said
- The department got a call reporting the water main break at 44th Street and 5th Avenue in Sunset Park around 3 a.m., it said
- Water service was restored to all homes and businesses by Monday morning, according to the city's DEP
A water main break flooded a Brooklyn block early Sunday morning leaving more than 300 customers without running water, the FDNY said.
The department got a call reporting the water main break at 44th Street and 5th Avenue in Sunset Park around 3 a.m., it said. Video taken at the scene showed significant flooding in the area.
The city’s Department of Environmental Protection was forced to turn off water services in the area to isolate the source of break. Some residents relied a water hydrant to fill up buckets and many had to buy cases of water bottle from the store.
"We couldn't take a shower today. We couldn't do the dishes, couldn't do the laundry. We couldn't do nothin for the babies. It's really uncomfortable," Alexandra Batista tells NBC New York.
The department had begun repairs to the water main as of around noon on Sunday, a spokesman said. Water service was restored to all homes and businesses by Monday morning.
According to the city's Department of Environmental Protection, the broken section of main will be examined to determine the cause of the rupture.
