LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - State emergency management crews are assisting the Lowell police and fire departments with assisting residents who have been evacuated from their homes following a major water main break in the city.
The Mayor of Lowell told 7NEWS several hundred people have been displaced from their homes by the incident, and the city has responded by opening two emergency shelters. They’re located at the Lowell Senior Center on Broadway Street and the Mercier Center on Salem Street.
Local roadways, including Father Morissette Boulevard and Moody and Cabot streets, were completely flooded. Firefighters could be seen traveling by inflatable boat to rescue people and what appeared to be pets from houses.
“The water’s like, right there at the edge,” Lowell resident Natasha Furtado said. “So if it goes up a little bit, it’s going to go right to her house.”
Cindy Braasch is one resident who was evacuated from her home in a nearby housing complex.
“First the fire alarm went off, and then the lights died,” Braasch said. “Now the basement of our building is flooded, there’s no light, there hasn’t been water for a couple hours.”
No additional information was immediately available.
This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.
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