What to know: Water main break floods Southwest Detroit neighborhood

Video shows cars frozen in ice after water main break floods Detroit neighborhood

Nearly 400 homes were in the “emergency flood zone” after a 54-inch water main break flooded a Detroit neighborhood. Some residents decided to lace up their skates and take advantage of the ice.

Detroit water main bursts, flooding then freezing entire neighbourhoods - National

Snow-covered vehicles were frozen and inoperable after their tires remained encased in ice Wednesday and frozen to the pavement.

Detroit’s frozen disaster: Century-old water pipe bursts, encases streets in ice, renders 300 families homeless

A century-old underground water pipeline burst in Detroit, and with temperatures plummeting to -21°C, the gushing water froze instantly, leaving streets, cars, and homes trapped under thick layers of ice.

Detroit water main break leaves 300 families homeless, vehicles frozen in chaos

Detroit officials are addressing the aftermath of break that affected hundreds of residents. Repairs to the damaged pipe are expected to take two weeks.

Hundreds of Detroit Families Forced Out of Homes, Cars Destroyed After Water Main Break Creates Icy Nightmare

Around 400 properties in Southwest Detroit were impacted by a water main break on Monday, Feb. 17WXYZ-TV Southwest Detroit on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.A major water main break in Southwest Detroit impacted around 400 properties in the area on Monday, Feb. 17.On Monday at around 3:30 a.m., the steel pipe, which was built in the 1930s, burst, suffered a break on a 54-inch water transmission main, Great Lakes Water Authority said, per NBC News. The fl…

Water main break floods neighborhood, traps Detroiters in homes

A water main break has flooded at least a square mile of Southwest Detroit, leading to a mess both on streets and in homes.