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Water Main Break Disrupts Traffic, Floods Streets

DENVER (CBS4)- A water main break disrupted traffic on Evans Avenue near Santa Fe Drive on Friday afternoon. Water service was also suspended for several hours.

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Denver Fire told CBS4 that the large water main break was at Evans and Galapago. It was unclear what caused the break.

Evans was closed from Huron to Galapago.

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Copter4 flew over the water main break where there was a lot of water over all lanes of traffic.

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Water was rushing down the street and pooled up in areas near a parking lot.

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There were some apartments near the break, along with a business.

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Traffic was moving slowly through the area. Denver Water said water service would be restored by midnight.

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