COPLAY, Pa. \u2014 A water main break closed a street in Coplay, Lehigh County, and forced two families from their homes.<\/p>\n
Northampton Borough Municipal Authority General Manager Steve Kerbacher said crews were called to South Fourth Street for the main break about 5 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n
Kerbacher said South Fourth Street has been closed since Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Workers observed problems beneath the road surface, Kerbacher said.<\/p>\n
Kerbacher said utilities are out at a twin home on the street. Other homes still have potable water.<\/p>\n
He said he understood that borough officials told two families to evacuate their homes.<\/p>\n
The authority is working with Coplay Borough and the Coplay-Whitehall Sewer Authority.<\/p>\n
We contacted Coplay Borough Manager Tiffany Benson; she had no comment other than that the Northampton Borough Municipal Authority is doing the work.<\/p>\n
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