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DeKalb Water Main Bursts, Repairs in Progress

Hundreds of area residents were without water before crews were able to make sufficient repairs.

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Repair crews are hard at work on a damaged water line which knocked out service to hundreds of residents overnight Friday.

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Contractors working at the intersection of Henderson Mill and Evans roads in Tucker struck a fire hydrant on a 48 inch main transmission line and damaged it severely enough to interrupt water service to at least 10 towns, WSB-TV reports.

Workers have restored water pressure to normal levels, but are attempting to insert a valve into the damaged section of pipe to stop the leak, WSB-TV says.

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