Water main break floods Boston streets

A water main break flooded streets in Boston late Sunday night.

BOSTON WITH THE REPAIRS BEINGMADE THIS NOON.PETER: ERIKA, CREWS HAVE BEENOUT HERE FOR 12 HOURS CLEANINGUP THIS MASSIVE MESS.AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE DIRT ONTHE GROUND HERE, THEY HAVE ALONG WAY TO GO.CLEANU UNDERWAY IN DOWNTOWNBOSTON.PUMPIN OUT AND SPRING DOWNAFTER 24 INCH WATER MAIN BREAKFLOODED SEVERAL BLOCKS ON CENTRESTREET NEAR SOUTH STATION.THE WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONSAYS CONTRACTORS WORKING ON ANEARBY PIPE WHEN THIS HAPPENEDLATE LAST NIGHT.THEY WERE SAWING A NEW PIPEIN THAT AREA -- INSTALLING A NEWPIPE IN THAT AREA.SOMETHING MUST’VE HAPPENED WHENTHE PIPE BROKE.PETER: IN ADDITION TO FLOODING,WATER PRESSURE TO NEARLY 10DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS WAS REDUCEDOR CUT OFFTHE O’NEILL TUNNEL WAS ALSO SHUTDOWN FOR AN HOUR AFTER A FOOT OFWATER ENDED UP DOWN THERE.BUSINESSES WERE FORCED TO OPENLATE AFTER WATER GOT INSIDE.