Another Oceanside water main break

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New York American Water was at the scene of yet another water main break in Oceanside. Director of Communications and External Affairs Peter Eschbach said they were investigating the cause. About 10 houses were without water while they repaired the main, he said.

The broken pipe was on the west side of the road. They were using extreme caution because there was a high pressure gas line on the east side of the road Eschbach said.

It is a six inch pipe that was laid in 1951, the same age as the other three that have broken in Oceanside this year, he added.

Nassau County Police towed cars out of the water, because parts of the road were caving in.