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PHOTOS: Major water main break shuts down Buford Highway

Published on Mar 07, 2018

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Crews cleaning up after a water main break on Buford Highway in DeKalb County Wednesday morning.
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Carson Akney (left) and Father, Harry Akney (Right) take pictures of the rushing water behind Atlanta Wholesale Company on Buford Highway.
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Massive water main break shuts down businesses, school in DeKalb County
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Vehicles are stopped by a water main break in Doraville, Ga., Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The massive water main break Wednesday morning left residents outside Atlanta without water, sent water gushing into neighborhoods and flooded a major highway, closing businesses miles away and prompting schools to close. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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Shelves are nearly empty at a Publix. “It’s DeKalb County,” Linda Young said as she put jugs of water in her shopping cart. “You never know how long it’ll take them to fix it.”
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The water is off, and now the work begins on the broken water main on Buford Highway in Doraville.
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Buford Highway shut down in both directions after a water main break flooded the road Wednesday morning.
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More crews arriving on the scene of the massive Doraville water main break.
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Water flooded nearby parking lots and businesses after a water main break on Buford Highway.
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The water main break turned part of Buford Highway into a mini lake.
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Cars got stuck in the water on Buford Highway Wednesday morning after a major water main break.
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The water rose quickly after a 48-inch main broke near Buford Highway.
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