Water Service Restored After Break Creates Geyser In Shaler

SHALER (KDKA) – A massive water main break created a geyser along a street in Shaler Township Wednesday afternoon, flooding at least one basement and shutting off water to about 30 homes.

According to officials, the break happened along Kenneth Drive around 1 p.m. And it turns out, the same street had a water main break just two days ago.

"I looked out my front window and seen that it was shooting up, just about as high as the trees," said Chad Grande, a neighbor.

While Grande snapped pictures of the water display, he realized it was Déjà vu.

"I'm thinking right away, we are without water again," said Grande. "This happened the other night, two nights ago. And now it just happened again."

All the faucets are dry on the street. Grande scrambled to get whatever water he could before his pipes went dry.

"Can't do nothing without water, can't shower, can't flush the toilets, everything," said Grande.

Hampton Township and Shaler Township water crews worked through the afternoon, digging up the road and fixing the pipe.

Repairs were finished around 5 p.m., and water service was expected to be restored to everyone soon afterward.

It's that time of year through when we hit the freeze/thaw cycle. It causes pipes to burst, and flooding occurs.

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