{"id":312546,"date":"2026-10-23T07:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312546\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T07:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:18:21","slug":"allentown-pennsylvania-water-main-break-caused-street-flooding-sinkholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312546\/","title":{"rendered":"Allentown, Pennsylvania water main break caused street flooding, sinkholes"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Water gushed down an Allentown street this weekend, turning it into a river, after a 36-inch water main broke.<\/p>\n

On Monday, authorities worked to fix the large main that burst wide open.<\/p>\n

Crews pumped the final pools of water and began making repairs to the cast-iron pipe that ruptured 24 hours earlier on Devonshire Road at 12th Street.<\/p>\n

The water main break created a massive sinkhole.<\/p>\n

Several homeowners are worried about the status of their homes.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t know how big it was until I came out here. This is deep,” said resident Stephen Engler.<\/p>\n

Engler said there are multiple sinkholes on his property that workers on-site estimated at least six feet deep.<\/p>\n

The Englers’ home is one of a handful directly impacted.<\/p>\n

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The family now worries if it’s only a matter of time before destruction inches closer to their front door.<\/p>\n

“I’m very worried,” said Engler. “They won’t let me take anything out of there. So all I can do is wait and see what happens.”<\/p>\n

City inspectors have deemed three homes in the vicinity unsafe due to the flooding.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 3,600 customers are under a boil water advisory until repairs are complete.<\/p>\n

The cause of the ruptured pipe is still not known.<\/p>\n

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