CUMBERLAND — City residents and businesses in Cumberland’s downtown were without water Saturday after a water main break in an alley off of North George Street, according to Cumberland Water Superintendent Marty Watts.
“There is a six-inch water line break,” Watts said. “It is affecting the apartment complex, businesses and buildings from The Rosenbaum building east and into the Rose’s shopping center complex.”
Businesses affected by the leak on Baltimore Street included Basecamp Coffee, Lefty’s Place, Downtown D’Atri Pasta and Subs, the Queen City Creamery and businesses in the Roses shopping center complex.
According to a social media post by the McMullen Building, tenants were without water, but Downtown D’Atri Pasta and Subs was still accepting call-in, pickup and delivery orders.
Watts said that the estimated repair time is two hours.
“With the freezing temperatures, please keep a small stream of water running in your house to keep the lines from freezing,” Watts said. “It has been many years since it has been this cold for this long.”
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