As of Tuesday morning, it appeared that all the necessary repairs have been made to the water main that broke Monday afternoon, and crews have at least temporarily covered over the hole in the street.
One lane, though, remained blocked on Father Morrissette Boulevard.
A water main broke around 3:30 in the afternoon and water filled the streets, partially submerging cars, and gushing into the basement of an apartment complex that houses mostly people with disabilities or senior citizens.Sign up for NECN newsletters. "Our cellar is completely flooded, there’s several feet of water in the basement, so we’ve got no power and no water, and so we’re evacuating everybody," Walter House said Monday evening, who had to evacuate his apartment.Photos: Major Water Main Break Floods Lowell Streets, Forces Evacuations
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