Philadelphia

Leak in Abandoned House Floods Homes on Feltonville Block

Residents on a block in Philadelphia’s Feltonville neighborhood have been dealing with water flowing into their homes for the past three days.

Water began flooding the basements of around 30 homes on Front and Courtland streets Thursday and continued into Saturday. Residents had to deal with water damage as crews tried to find the source of the leak.

One of the residents, Juan Pagan, showed the flooded area of his parents’ home where they had to use mops, buckets and eventually a constantly running pump to deal with the water.

“My mom and dad are 80-years-old,” said Pagan. “They were pouring buckets of water over the sink.”

Pagan told NBC10 the water caused furniture damage for other homeowners on the block as well.

Philadelphia Water Department spokesperson John DiGiulio told NBC10 crews finally found the source of the leak Saturday night: a broken service line in an abandoned home on the block. The basement of that home is currently full of water.

DiGiulio says water department crews are working on getting access to the abandoned home to plug the leak and drain the basement which will stop water from leaking into the other homes.

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