'It was real bad. Like, I lost a lot of stuff in my basement.’ The water main break in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing section happened on Wednesday, but residents are still dealing with the aftermath. jpayoute has the latest.
Now, some lawmakers and neighbors hope Harrisburg will give them the help they need to clean up.
Days after a massive water main break sent water rushing down Jones’ block, she says the coast is not yet clear.On Friday, two U.S. lawmakers sent residents’ pleas for help to Harrisburg. “I don’t want to see that tragically,” Evans said. “Fortunately, nobody got hurt but if we don’t provide the necessary dollars somebody could get hurt.”“Here I think they said around 36 inches, so we see this stain… that’s about 12 you see where they cut out here,” Gallagher said.