10:31pm: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission crews have restored service to a water main from the 1920s that broke in the city’s Noe Valley neighborhood this afternoon.
The water main break on the 6-inch line was reported around 3:40 p.m. at 28th and Castro streets, SFPUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said.
Crews isolated the leak and water service was rerouted while repairs were made on the line, Jue said
The pipe is dated from 1927 and may have ruptured from a combination of old age and Sunday’s 6.0-magnitude earthquake, Jue said.
Service was restored as of 10 p.m., according to utility officials.
5:56pm: Crews from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission are working to repair a water main break in the city’s Noe Valley neighborhood this evening, a commission spokesman said.
The break was reported around 3:40 p.m. closing 28th Street between Castro and Diamond Streets, SFPUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said.
Crews have isolated the leak and water service in the area has been rerouted, Jue said
Customers in the direct vicinity of the main break may be without water service, he said.
The pipe is dated from 1927 and may have ruptured from a combination of old age and Sunday’s 6.0-magnitude earthquake, Jue said.
There is no estimated time of when repairs will be completed.
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