Chelsea Water Main Ruptures: Community Pipes Up
A water main break in Chelsea, Massachusetts resulted in about 200 customers losing their water supply. The public works department has had workers repairing part of the 100 year old pipe, as well as fully replacing about 12 feet of pipe where it ruptured causing a premises liability.
The rupture was likely not due to the recent cold weather but because the pipe was so old. The flow due to the break was stopped but the streets it flooded were sanded to prevent icing over potentially causing pedestrians and workers to slip and fall.
The full article and an embedded video is featured in the Boston Globe: Repairs underway to Chelsea water main
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