Water Main Breaks On Bloomfield Avenue In Montclair

MONTCLAIR, NJ -- A water main broke in Montclair on Tuesday, closing down a section of Bloomfield Avenue, officials said.

Montclair township officials issued the following advisory at 7:41 p.m.:

"The Montclair Water Bureau reports a water main break at 413 Bloomfield Avenue. Bloomfield Avenue westbound is closed between North Willow and Seymour streets."

According to the Montclair Township Animal Shelter, the break took place near the Cameron Animal Hospital.

"Thankfully, all animals and humans are safe and will be drying out overnight," the shelter stated. "One thing this event has brought to our attention is that while we have plenty of food for our animals, unfortunately, we do not have a large emergency supply of bottled water in case our main water supply is cut off or becomes contaminated."

The shelter asked the community for some assistance in helping it stockpile a supply of water for its animals "just in case."

"If you could pick up an extra case of regular plain old bottled water on your next shopping trip and drop off in front of our shelter, we would really appreciate it," staff at the municipally run shelter wrote.

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