Tree Struck By Lightning Causes Water Main Break

During today's thunderstorms, lightning struck a tree on Sterling Road, which in turn caused a water main break around 3 pm.

Because the tree is situated on top of the pipe, it must be removed so that the pipe can be repaired.

"The tree has to come out, then the water department has to come dig it up and access the pipe so they can repair it," explains Peter Navarra of Peter Navarra Landscaping and Tree Company. "Right now people are out of water."

At the moment, residents who live in the area from where Madison Place meets Sterling, all the way up Sterling, until Sterling reaches Madden Place, are out of water.

Workers say that they will probably be working the rest of the night and into the morning to fix the water line.  As of this afternoon, the part of Sterling nearby Madden Place is closed. According to the water department, the road will remain closed as a safety precaution while they are digging. 

Workers on the scene pointed out that when something of this sort occurs, it is a collective effort to get everything up and running again.