Water Main Break Closes Road At Chester And Randolph Border: PD

CHESTER, NJ — A water main break is affecting traffic in Chester and Randolph on Friday afternoon, police said.

Ironia Road is closed at the border between the two towns because of the break, officials said at 1 p.m. In Randolph, Pleasant Hill Road is closed from the Chester Township line to Park Avenue.

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Randolph PD said the break was in the area of Park Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road.

Patch reader Ed Eberhard said he was driving home from work when he saw a pool of water in the road and noticed it beginning to roil.

He said began to turn his car around when it "just went off." He sent Patch several photos that he took while on the phone with first responders.

"Absolutely insane amounts of water were spewing out of it," he said.

Chester Police and the Randolph PBA also posted photos and a video showing water spewing out near an already deluged road.

Officials around the county have been monitoring for any damage after two earthquakes rattled Morris and most of the Garden State on Friday, the first onemeasuring magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale.

The Morris County Office of Emergency Management said they did not receive any reports of "significant widespread damage or injuries" on Friday. County offices did close after a possible gas leak at the administration building in Morristown, and staff are inspecting nearby buildings.