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Dec 25, 2009 3:41 pm US/Eastern

Water Main Break In Kensington Floods Basements

KENSINGTON, Md. (AP) ―

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A water main break has knocked out water service to 27 homes in Kensington and flooded basements.

The 8-inch main broke at about 2 a.m. Friday at the top of a hill on Matthews Lane. It created a 10-foot sinkhole.

Resident Ivan Fuss tells WTOP that he has about a foot of muddy water in his basement.

Kim Knox, a spokeswoman for the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission, says water was restored to the homes in the early afternoon.

She says the main was about 60-years-old.