Water service restored hours after massive line break in Butler County

UPDATE: 5:45 PM DEC. 6Pennsylvania American Water said water service has been restored along 5th Avenue in the City of Butler hours following a massive water main break. A spokesperson for the company said service was restored at 3 p.m.A cause for the break was not immediately made clear. PREVIOUS: 1:30 PM DEC. 6Emergency repairs are underway following a massive water main break in Butler Saturday morning. In an alert posted by Pennsylvania American Water, officials said emergency repairs were being conducted along 5th Avenue and West New Castle Street in the City of Butler after a massive water main break occurred. The incident started around 7:30 a.m. Viewer video shared with Action News 4 showed a large fountain of water spewing from a portion of the road. Videos also shared showed at least one home with water damage. (Video above)A spokesperson for PA American Water later told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that water has since been shut off in the area. Thirty customers are impacted as a result of the break. Officials said water service is expected to be restored Saturday evening. Customers in the affected area may experience little to no water as crews work to fix the break. The alert said it could take crews up to eight hours to fix the issues. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 had a crew on the scene hours following the incident, where crews have since blocked 5th Avenue to traffic. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.