A large water main broke, gushing out 4 million gallons of water into city streets , creating a muddy mess for North Philadelphia residents near Temple University's campus on Friday.

Chopper 3 was over the water main break at North 9th and West Berks streets shortly after 10 a.m., where crews worked to stop the flow, which took about two hours, officials said. Emergency response crews even used what appeared to be an inflatable raft to navigate the substantially flooded streets Friday morning.

CBS News Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Water Department said the water main is 30 inches wide, and the break was first reported at 8:45 a.m. The department said it was one of the largest breaks they've had in a while.

Officials said the water main is from 1879, and when it broke, gallons of wat

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