Broken Water Main Causing Major Flooding

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in a manhole.

Firefighters are on scene where a broken water main is flooding the street.

Additional units are being requested to close 4th Avenue.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 4th Ave & 44th St.

Officers are closing off traffic from 39th Street to 44th Street.

The water is reportedly flooding downhill from 5th Avenue to 4th Avenue.

All available police precinct units are now being requested to 4th Avenue in connection to this water main break.

Brooklyn police are requesting additional units to the scene to help contain a major flood.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 4th Ave & 39th St.

Multiple Citizen users show a major flooding condition in the streets as water flows downhill.

Officers are continuing to conduct traffic control at the scene.