Water main break causes sinkhole and flooding near Morgan Court, Bernards NJ
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A water main break caused a sinkhole to form near Morgan Court, leading to water entering several units. Authorities coordinated with American Water and the local association to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Bernards Township, Somerset Hills, and Somerset County Public Safety
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01:23
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, 137. You said that is just going to be near Morgan Court.
00:05
Okay, from near Morgan Court.
00:06
I'm going to keep definitely going to look like a water main break.
00:13
I'm going to be out in Morgan Court as well.
00:26
If they can just notify American Water, have an exodite.
00:30
There's a sinkhole starting to form in the middle of the lot,
00:33
and water running into some of the units.
00:39
It's possible that it could be up to them to fix,
00:43
just to get the water shut off for now.
00:46
Nice.
00:49
All right.
01:00
Homer was notified to ASAP they don't have any exact DTI.
01:03
I'd advise the homeowner to try to make notification to their association.
01:11
Precith, thank you.
01:17
137. The colon 40 said she already called the association and they tried to call American Water and then get in contact with them.
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Location mentioned:
Morgan Ln, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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