Water douses a house at a high rate of speed after a water main break in Edison, New Jersey

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[imaspecofdust]

"I'm sorry, but your insurance does not cover this"

-The insurance company probably

[Acdiesel]

I bet the owner of that house is so relieved that the neighborhoods water pressure wasn't affected.

[ethanlogsdon]

The company that hit the water main now not only has to pay for the water main but the damage to the house.

[tattedguy]

A pipe broke underground in NYC and flooded my dad’s car. He had 2 payments left it was a $15, 000 car. The city took over a year to pay him and only gave him $3000. I hope these people get paid.

[zackadamec]

The shingles peeling back is tragic, I'm sure water got inside. Either the locate company or the contractor are about to end up paying out a lot of money

[gabrielbarianos]

I can already see the excuses to not cover this poor homeowner from their insurance policy. We need a follow-up

[kaiya]

As a homeowner this would be a nightmare, but as a child this will be amazing

[shaneZhurricane]

i lost my house as a kid due to a water main flooding our basement, they better give that family all the money to correct this

[patriciagurwitz]

What a nightmare for those residents 😢

[davidshelly]

That contractor is going to have a big bill

[Marco_My_Words]

That's gonna be one expensive lawsuit...

[ClintLock]

look at those shingles peeling back... water is probably pouring down inside through every level.

[Xev]

We regret to inform you that after an investigation we found that the damages to your house are not water related

[NothinC_]

Imagine getting a free house in 2024 cuss some dummy broke the water main line and now we Sue.

[DRourkey]

In case anyone is wondering how much pressure that water is under, that pipe makes sure your water pressure is the same no matter where you are in the city, and only 2 people lost water because of this pressure loss. It was likely the homeowner and the neighbor across the street.

[DieKupfnerbergerSteiger]

This is why plans and maps of mains exist. That contractor must be sweating bullets now.

[jakeiscake-_-]

Homeowner is filing a fat lawsuit. And I can’t say I blame them

[oliviarehema]

THAT HOUSE IS ABOUT TO BE PAID IN
FULL

[jul]

In Albuquerque, there was a water main break the other day that crushed in a garage (typical flat roof Puebloan style) which killed a service dog named Ivy whom the first responders failed to locate for two weeks. This created a local debacle as first responders value human and non-human animal lives equally, so it was like leaving a dead human under residential rubble for two weeks.

[CutiePie]

imagine just calling up your insurance agent and being like “you’re never gonna believe this. turn on the news.”