A ruptured line caused water to drop dramatically in a huge Endicott storage tank.

The broken water main was on East Franklin Street near the Robble Avenue intersection. The problem was reported around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Thousands of gallons poured from the 12-inch line just west of the Huron Campus. The massive amount of water damaged sections of the roadway.

Sections of roadway collapsed after water poured from a ruptured line. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Sections of roadway collapsed after water poured from a ruptured line. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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East Franklin Street was closed from Skye Island Drive to Robble Avenue while crews using heavy equipment worked to make repairs to the damaged water main.

A village water department official said the level in a storage tank off Pine Street - about a half-mile from the break - fell about three feet.

Some Endicott water customers encountered discolored water after the break. It appeared no homes or businesses lost water service as a result of the problem.

The water department official said the broken main was part of a Huron water line.

A private contractor brought equipment to East Franklin Street after a water main broke. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
A private contractor brought equipment to East Franklin Street after a water main broke. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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