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Hundreds of homes didn’t have water for hours after water main break

Atlanta water outage Atlanta Watershed Department crews are working to finish emergency repairs after a water main burst Thursday night. Hundreds of homes don’t have any water.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Watershed Department crews worked to repair a water main burst that shut off water to hundreds of homes overnight.

Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach reported live Friday from Bohler Road at Defoors Ferry Road for Channel 2 Action News This Morning.

Officials told Gehlbach that a six-inch pipe broke sometime Thursday night. They say the disruption of service was to around 200 homes.

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There were many smaller apartments and condos in the area just west of Interstate 75 that also be impacted.

Atlanta Watershed Department said the repairs were completed just before 7 a.m. and water is starting to come back to the area.

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