Pressure from a
water main break burst a hole right through a road in Paramus, and
now customers in the area may have low water pressure.
Water has
already been pumped out of the massive hole
in the road, but crews still have to fix
the water main and repair the road.
Water gushed out
of the ground, looking like a geyser and flooding the road after the
water main broke around 3:30 a.m.
Debris and asphalt were strewn all over the street near the intersection
of Spring Valley Road and Trinity Court. Veolia Water says a 36-inch water main
break is to blame. Khushi Patel lives directly
across the street.
"I just came
out. I was like what is happening?” says Patel. “I actually saw
the police car last night and I was like, 'Oh, it's just some other issue.'
I didn't hear about the water. I just waited. When I woke up this
morning I was like, 'Oh no!'"
Veolia Water says there is no boil water
advisory, but people living in Paramus, Hasbrouck Heights, Hackensack,
Carlstadt, Maywood and Wood-Ridge may have low water pressure.
Neighbors will have to navigate around the
street to avoid the gaping hole.
"I honestly
was like blank. I didn't know how to react. I was just like, OK, it's
happening,” says Patel.
Police say it
could be days before the road is repaired.