Water main break causes flooding near Pilsen, Heart of Italy
Chicago water main break: See the damage inside a home
Chicago residents were told to evacuate following a water main break Wednesday morning near the Heart of Italy and Pilsen neighborhoods.
CHICAGO - A broken water main caused major flooding and damage near Chicago’s Heart of Italy and Pilsen neighborhoods Wednesday morning.
Chicago flooding
What we know:
The flooding happened near the intersection of 25th Street and Claremont Avenue.
The Chicago Department of Water Management said it was first notified of a leak at 3 a.m. An inspector arrived by 4 a.m. and confirmed that an 8-inch water main had broken.
The main on Claremont was initially installed in 1978, according to the Water Department.
Chicago water main break floods homes
Chicago residents were told to evacuate following a water main break Wednesday morning near the Heart of Italy and Pilsen neighborhoods.
Video from the scene showed water inside a home.
"Everything is damaged, everything. There’s water up to the couch," a woman said. "Everything’s ruined."
She said the water reached her knees and that firefighters ordered residents to evacuate.
No injuries were reported.
What we don't know:
The full extent of the damage and what caused the water main to break remain unclear.
What's next:
Water has been shut off on Claremont Street from 25th Street to Blue Island Avenue while crews work to repair the broken main.
The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Fire Department, the Chicago Department of Water Management, and a woman whose home was flooded.