A water main break caused dozens of houses in Philadelphia to lose water service Friday.
Philadelphia Water Department crews responded to 61st and Wheeler streets, in Southwest Philadelphia, for a break in a 6-inch main that happened sometime Friday morning or afternoon, Water Department officials said.
The break caused 65 properties to lose their water service.
Crews remained at the site after 4 p.m. working to repair the broken main, officials said. They did not specify when they expected water service to be restored.
