Broken water main creates urban geyser in Wilmington, Delaware

Watch video from the Action Cam on the scene of a 12-inch water main break in Wilmington, Del. on March 1, 2018.

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Water department workers and police responded to a water main break that sent a geyser of water shooting high into the air Thursday morning in Wilmington, Delaware.

The break was reported at 9:45 a.m. at 13th and Washington streets.
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City of Wilmington spokesperson John Rago told Action News a contractor working in the area hit a 12-inch water main.

Residential and business customers on the east side of Washington Street were impacted.

Officials estimated the repair would take two to three hours.
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The break prompted police to shut down Washington Street between 11th and 14th streets.

Water service was restored around 6 p.m.

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