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Water Main Break Floods Staten Island Neighborhood

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A water main break flooded a Staten Island neighborhood early this morning.

The break was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Watchogue Road near Hawthorne Avenue in the Westerleigh section.

Water could be seen pouring onto nearby properties.

Staten Island Water Main Break

BREAKING: Water main break at Watchogue Road and Hawthorne Avenue on Staten Island. Chopper 2 overhead. https://cbsloc.al/2pFbDDy Watch more on CBSN New York: https://cbsloc.al/2H1PNRO

Posted by CBS New York on Wednesday, November 20, 2019

It's unclear how many homes were affected.

The FDNY and water crews shut down about two blocks as they worked on repairs.

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