Water main breaks, sidewalk collapses in Brooklyn

Brooklyn water main break

A water main broke and the sidewalk above collapsed on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. SkyFOX was over the area.

NEW YORK - City workers responded to a water main break in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. Part of a sidewalk on the east side of Fourth Avenue near St. Mark's Place in Boerum Hill collapsed.

Video from SkyFOX shows gushing brown water flooding a part of the roadway, which was shut down, in front of a bar, a pizzeria, a dry cleaner, and a convenience store.

Authorities evacuated several buildings on the block because of flooded basements and a power outage, the FDNY said. The utility companies have been notified, the department said.

A crew from the Department of Environmental Protection, which manages the city's water supply, was on the scene to investigate the break and stop the water flow.

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