Water main break floods streets in North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Several streets turned into rivers after a water main break in North Philadelphia on Monday morning.

It happened around 7:30 a.m. on West Thompson Street near North Franklin Street.

The Philadelphia Water Department said the break was in a 12" water main.

Several cars were trapped in the deep water, while some residents had their basements flooded.

Crews had to use pumps to get the water out of some homes.

"I'm surprised to learn that there's people next to me that have a couple feet of water in their basement. But I'm very grateful I'm not one of those people," said Jake Rice.

Several properties were damaged by the water, and about 50 homes lost water after the Water Department turned it off.

Service was expected to be restored by Monday night.