Bitter cold gripping the Philadelphia region is causing widespread plumbing problems as frozen pipes burst and back up in homes across the city.
These bone-chilling last few days have put pipes around the region through something of a stress test.
The widow of a veteran is grappling with the loss of a man who served his country and died over a failed system that she says should never have failed in the first place.
The Environmental Protection Agency has dubbed March 18th through the 24th "Fix a Leak Week."
A burst pipe has caused a water leak at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown hotel in Center City.