BOSTON (WHDH) - Crews are responding to a “major” water main break in Boston Monday, Boston police said.
Sky 7 HD captured ankle-deep water flowing onto the roadway near Tufts Medical Center in Chinatown at approximately 5 p.m.
The water main break has impacted sinks and toilets at the Medical Center campus, but the center is open and continuing to care for patients as normal, a spokesperson for the medical center said. He said they remain in contact with the Boston Public Works Department.
The Boston Water and Sewer Commission said a 12-inch main broke, which is affecting two fire hydrants in the area.
Kneeland Street is currently closed between Washington Street and Hudson Street, and Surface Road and Harrison Avenue at Kneeland Street are also impacted. Police are asking people to avoid the area until further notice.
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