A water main break on Nimitz and Famosa Boulevards in Point Loma left residents without water for hours Tuesday. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.
A large water pipe burst early Tuesday sending water into a major intersection in Point Loma and causing a headache for city crews looking to quickly repair it.
The water began flooding a section of Nimitz Boulevard just after 4 a.m. The flow of water stretched about half-a-mile long before going into the storm drain.
San Diego Police diverted traffic at Nimitz and West Point Loma boulevards while crews attempted to repair the break.
As of 10:30 a.m., water was still flowing.
Crews dug under the asphalt to reach a 24-inch transmission line, a very large pipe, that feeds a water tank.
The City's water department says the water has been shut off and that the pipe is just draining but the water continues to flow.
Some residents and businesses said they had no water, some said they had low water pressure.
City of San Diego Water Department spokesperson Aryan Collins said the transmission line fed a reservoir tank.
"When that's down that means there's low water pressure for a huge area in Point Loma," Collins said. "I suspect that there's a lot of customers maybe in the hundreds that are out of water."
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The city says it's working to restore service for people as quickly as possible.
Some of the customers affected are Point Loma High School and Cabrillo Elementary.
