Water main break causes flooded basements in Northeast Philadelphia

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A water main break in Northeast Philadelphia left several homes with flooded basements early Wednesday morning.

Water began gushing around 3:00 a.m. on the 1900 block of Witler Street.

Officials say about a half dozen homes suffered some basement water damage.

There were no evacuations needed inside any of the homes.

The fire department went from door to door checking the water damage.