{"id":361278,"date":"2025-12-21T05:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T05:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/361278\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T05:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T05:21:08","slug":"businesses-and-residences-without-water-after-water-main-break-in-ne-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/361278\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses and residences without water after water main break in NE Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city is working to repair the damaged pipe and restore water to those affected.<\/p>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 A water main break prompted several businesses to close, leaving hundreds of people without water.<\/p>\n<p>People who live at Rafter Apartments told KARE 11 that no one in their building had water.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses along Hennepin Avenue had signs taped to their doors that they were temporarily closed.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Adam Fetcher with the City of Minneapolis said, \u201cOur crews have been onsite since the first report this morning working to address the situation as quickly as possible. We\u2019ve successfully isolated the damaged pipe and we\u2019re now working on the repair, which unfortunately includes excavating large sections of the street. We\u2019re hopeful water will be restored late tonight. Street and sidewalk repairs will extend into early next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, the City of Minneapolis said it shut off water on E Hennepin Avenue between 2nd and 4th streets.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crews are responding to a water main break in NE Minneapolis. Water is shut off for customers on Hennepin between 2nd and 4th Streets as repairs are underway. We will share more about restoration time when we are able. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w1XUEN3KIG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/w1XUEN3KIG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Minneapolis (@CityMinneapolis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityMinneapolis\/status\/2002419257724805238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cydney Walker was on her way to work early Saturday morning when she noticed something was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning at about 4:30, I was coming up this way on Hennepin, and I saw a puddle, and I thought it was just the snow melting down the hill and then I got a little farther up the hill and realized there was fire hydrant that had been busted,&#8221; Walker said. \u201cThe whole block was flooded. We had to close early. There was so much water everywhere and it was like freezing underneath people were like slipping and falling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Neil was one of the people who didn&#8217;t have water for hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t have water in my kitchen or apartment, no water pressure in the shower and that\u2019s about it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The city hopes to have the water restored by late at night, according to spokesperson Adam Fetcher:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur crews have been onsite since the first report this morning working to address the situation as quickly as possible. We\u2019ve successfully isolated the damaged pipe and we\u2019re now working on the repair, which unfortunately includes excavating large sections of the street. We\u2019re hopeful water will be restored late tonight. Street and sidewalk repairs will extend into early next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the significant disruption this break has created for residents and businesses in the affected neighborhood. Most people only think about water infrastructure when something goes wrong, but City staff work every day to keep these systems working reliably. We actively invest in water system improvements based on asset management principles, and experience water main failures at a rate well below the average for a water system of our size. When a break occurs, we respond immediately to fix the situation and offer support to impacted property owners and small businesses in every way we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The city is working to repair the damaged pipe and restore water to those affected. 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