Residents, Lawmakers Urging Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf To Declare Disaster Emergency After Kingsessing Water Main Break

Philadelphia PA

13 February, 2022

1:14 PM

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By Jasmine Payoute, CBS Philadelphia February 13, 2022 The mess left behind from a major water main break in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section is far from gone. Now, some lawmakers and neighbors hope Harrisburg will give them the help they need to clean up. Crews were out in Kinsessing for hours on Saturday. The damage from the water main break could take months to fix, but residents say they need help now. The 48-inch water main was a century old, which made it one of the oldest in the city. "I think they all just need to come together, look and see what's going on," Christine Jones said. "It's just been hard. COVID, then this, it's just hard times for everybody." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.