(UPDATE 1/28): A water main break that occurred Tuesday afternoon affected multiple businesses and residences along Central Ave in Le Mars, causing flooding and water to be shut off for over eight hours.
The break occurred at 17 Central Ave NW just before 2pm yesterday afternoon. Crews from the Le Mars Water Department worked for nearly eight hours to fix the leak, shutting off water access on Central Ave from Plymouth St to 3rd St NW for most of the evening. The leak itself was confirmed to be fixed just before 11pm, with crews flushing water from multiple directions for two hours afterwards. The break affected multiple businesses along Central Ave, including Bling-N-Fashions, which suffered flood damage to the basement of the store.
