SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - A massive water main break in Somerville was repaired Friday morning, after it sent water gushing near Union Square that damaged at least one business in the area, according to the store owner.
“First I was thinking it was rain, rain water, but there was no rain at all. When I went behind the building I saw water is going 20 feet in the air, and all the water was coming from there and flooding right into our basement,” said Gurdeep Saini, the owner of an affected liquor store.
Saini said he first got a call from his alarm company around 5 a.m., followed by a second call.
“Then I received a call from another company, they’re watching my store 24/7 live and they said we’ve seen some water on the floor. Then I just rush here from my home,” Saini said. “When they came here, the water was all over.”
Saini said crews managed to get the water to stop at approximately 7 a.m., but he likely lost at least $100,000 in liquor and other goods.
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