A water main break in San Diego’s Oak Park community left customers without water service on Saturday for nearly 12 hours.
Officials say a 12-inch cast iron water main broke around 4:20 a.m. near 47th Street and Federal Boulevard, causing some water to flood surrounding streets.
Officials estimated it would take all day, or at least about 12 hours, to repair the break. Water service was turned off in the area as crews worked to make repairs.
An official from the City of San Diego Public Utilities told NBC 7 that 33 homes and six businesses in the area were impacted.
One of those Oak Park residents was Demetrius Anderson, who told NBC 7 he had been without water service all day. Anderson said he had to get creative and use a water bottle to brush his teeth in the morning.
He also had to postpone some work being done to his house due to the lack of water service.
“It’s pretty annoying. Woke up to flooding in the streets and police lights flashing and my cousin telling me we had no water,” he added.
Water department officials said water service was restored to the neighborhood by about 5 p.m. Saturday. They said the broken water main had been fully replaced.
The cause of the main break is under investigation.
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