A 20-inch water main broke open Wednesday morning, pushing through the blacktop of a roadway in Capitol Heights, Md.
The break happened at 9:30 a.m. on the 500 block of Hampton Park Boulevard.
Authorities closed the road between Edgeworth and Hampton Overlook Place.
The water main was shut down before noon, according to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and crews are pumping water out of an estimated 15-by-10-foot hole.
The break is affecting service to 31 businesses.
Check back with NBC Washington for updates as the story develop.
