Danvers Water Break On Porter Street

DANVERS, MA — Several residences in the area of Porter Street were without water service Wednesday afternoon because of a water main break.

Town officials said the break occurred about 2:30 p.m. in the area of 12 Porter Street. They said the break affected about 12 properties, including the Fairweather apartment building.

The town said at mid-afternoon on Wednesday that the restoration time was expected to be about four hours.

"Thank you for your patience and cooperation," the town said.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)